Capt. Josiah "Josh" Franklin Travers (MD, 1900-1965), Black Duck Pair

Vienna, Maryland, circa 1930s, carved and painted cork and wood, upholstery tack eyes, description tag on larger decoy.

Length 16.5 in.

Wing relief carving to cork body, extremely well carved heads, carved bill delineations and carved nail in bill. Josh Travers put considerable effort into creating these decoys.

Original paint, larger decoy has loose head but attached, smaller decoy has stable cracks to neck.