Elmer Crowell (MA, 1862-1952), Hen Goldeneye

East Harwich, Massachusetts, circa 1910, carved and painted wood, tack eyes, oval brand.

Length 14 in.

From the Collection of a Gentleman Greensboro, North Carolina

Crowell is known as one of the greatest decoy makers and bird carvers of all time. His son, Cleon Crowell (1891-1961) later joined his father and together they produced extremely well made decoys commercially.


Old gunning paint, head likely to have been off and reattached.