will-wright-nc-1875-1958-yellowlegs
Lot 7141
Will Wright (NC, 1875-1958), Yellowlegs
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Jarvisburg, North Carolina, circa 1900, carved and painted wood, wood stake.

Length 11.5 in.

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

Former collection of Carl Ross, the superintendent of Currituck Shooting Club on September 11, 1998.
From the collection of Carl White who was employed by Phillip Barney, a sportsman from Hartford, Connecticut. Mr. Barney owned a farm near Poplar Branch which he eventually gave to Carl White.

Rig mates published on page 176 and 177 of Shorebird Decoys of North Carolina by Kroghie Andresen and Philip Harvey.

Original paint worn to bare wood in places, age checks in body and head.