Churches Island, North Carolina, circa 1930s, carved and painted wood.

Length 15.5 in.

From the Elijah Tate hunting rig.
Former collection of Billy Tate.

The Burgess redheads are smaller than his more common canvasbacks and have an attractive flow about them, a classic form.

Original paint, the painted feather stippling might be a later addition, tight age check in the back and bottom.