Ned Burgess (NC, 1868-1958), Canvasback

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

Length 17.5 in.

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

Second coating of gunning paint with light wear.