Churches Island, North Carolina, circa 1920' s, carved and painted wood.

Length 15.5 in.

Former collection of Kroghie Andresen.
Former collection of Sidney Hatfield.

Richard was born and raised in Corolla, North Carolina after which he had a distinguished career in the Coast Guard. He made some of the finest decoys from Churches Island. They are relatively unknown due to their scarcity, rare.

Combination of original and old gunning paint, overpaint to the black, tight linear crack in the bill.