Early Cedar Island Bluebill

Cedar Island, Virginia, before 1900, carved and painted wood.

Length 13.5 in.

Former collection of the Hanes Family, Winston Salem, North Carolina.

An extremely early decoy with a carved split tail. Cedar Island, Virginia is the home of John Williams.

Old gunning paint, tight age checks in the body, removable wood plug on the left side of the body, working repair to the neck.