Ned Burgess (NC, 1868-1958), Canvasback

Churches Island, North Carolina, circa 1930, carved and painted wood, Herters ballast weight.

Length 17 in.

Burgess canvasbacks were in great demand for many years on Currituck Sound. Ned Burgess met that demand by carving this species more than any other.

Old gunning paint, neck crack professional restored.