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

Length 9.5 in.

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

Exhibited at the North Carolina Museum of History in 2008.

Issac was the grandfather of John Austin, the famous decoy carver from North Carolina.


Original paint, crack in the neck with slight movement, insect damage in the back of the body.