Stacy, North Carolina, before 1900, carved and painted wood, glass eyes, branded MOTT, incised MF, published on pages 50, 51,and 52 of Mitchell Fulcher, Master Carver by Kroghie Andresen and Jack Dudley.

Length 15 in.

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina

Former Collection of John Jenkins.
Former Collection of Cartie Fulcher, son of Mitchell Fulcher.

Mitchell Fulcher was the premier decoy carver from Carteret County and is considered one of North Carolina's finest makers. This decoy has the "MOTT" brand in the bottom signifying that is was part of the Pilentary Club stand from Portsmouth Island, North Carolina. Joseph Mott owned the club from 1905 until 1920 when it was sold to the Lassiter family of Charlotte, North Carolina. The Pilentary Club was destroyed in the 1933 storm.
Exhibited at the Ward Museum in 2019.
Exhibited at Duke University in 2023.

Old gunning paint, a Mitchell Fulcher head on a John Graham body.