Knotts Island, North Carolina, circa 1920, carved and painted wood.

Length 16 in.

Linwood Dudley was the nephew to icon Lee Dudley. Linwood's decoys were made larger than his uncle's decoys and they showed up better in the open water. This example has a pronounced rounded body which has been associated with some of his earlier work.

Old gunning paint, painting chipping and flaking off.