Joseph Dye (MD, 1870-1931), Bluebill from the Henry Fleckenstein Collection

Havre de Grace, North Carolina, circa 1900, carved and painted wood, branded F.

Length 13.5 in,

Former collection of Henry Fleckenstein.

Son of Capt. Ben Dye, was a decoy carver, fisherman, and hunting guide from Maryland. He continued the Chesapeake Bay carving tradition with refined versions of the classic Susquehanna Flats style. His decoys featured distinct neck shelves, paddle tails, and finely detailed bills, often used by local hunters.

Original paint worn to bare wood in some places, tight hairlines in the back of the neck.