Madison Mitchell (MD, 1901-1993), Oversized Black Duck

Havre de Grace, Maryland, circa 1947, carved and painted wood and cork, signed and dated.

Length 19.5 in.

Private Collection, Chincoteague, Virginia

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 worn to bare cork, wear to the edge of the tail.