Ned Burgess (NC, 1868-1958), Widgeon

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

Length 16.5 in.

Widgeon by Ned Burgess are the smallest of the puddle ducks he made. He started making pintails and widgeon around 1930 when these species came to Currituck in larger numbers.

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