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

Length 15 in.

From the Collection of Doily Fulcher, King George, Virginia

Purchased from Gerald Davis July 1979.

Bob Morse is highly regarded as the father of the Churches Island School of decoy making. His decoys are the rarest of the Churches Island makers as he did not make many.

Old gunning wear with tight cracks to head, neck, and bottom.