Hatteras, North Carolina, circa 1870s, carved and painted wood, iron stake, published on page 136 of Shorebird Decoys of North Carolina by Kroghie Andresen, pages 366 and 367 of Gunnin' Birds by Kroghie Andresen, and pages 65, 66, and 67 of Art Ducko produced by the North Carolina Museum of History.

Overall height 11 in.

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

Former collection of Don Walston, Swansboro, North Carolina.
Former collection of Mark Cromwell, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Exhibited at the North Carolina Museum of History in 2008.

This dowitcher carved by Issac Auston has great form and remains in remarkable condition even thought it is roughly 150 years old. This shorebird hunting rig was carefully stored in a wood box for several generations in the old Austin homestead house in Hatteras Village. Issac was the grandfather of John Austin, the famous decoy carver from North Carolina.

Original paint, natural imperfection to wood on right side, corrosion to iron stake.