Madison Mitchell (MD, 1901-1993), Mallard

Havre de Grace, Maryland, circa 1950, carved and painted wood and cork, signed and dated, painted brand W.A.H.

Length 19.25 in.

Today, some of Mitchell's decoys are displayed at the Smithsonian Museum but most are immortalized at the Havre de Grace Museum, which he helped to found.

Original paint, some surface cracks to the cork.