Knotts Island, North Carolina, circa 1940, painted canvas over wire construction, incised LHE on the bottom.

Length 17.5 in.

Lionel was one of seven children born to Napoleon Bonaparte and Betty O'Neal. He made sturdy decoys and most were canvas construction which have their own unique shape and form.

Original paint with moderate gunning wear, scuffing to head, wood missing beneath bill, edge wear on canvas.