Ned Burgess (NC, 1868-1958), Canvasback

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

Length 17.5 in.

Burgess canvasback decoys were in great demand for many years on Currituck Sound. Ned Burgess met the demand by carving them more than any other other.

Original paint worn to bare wood in places, working repair to the neck.