Four Early Churches Island Puddle Ducks

Churches Island, North Carolina, circa 1930s, carved and painted wood.

Length 18 in.

A Ned Burgess widgeon with a significant but stable vertical check in the back of the head, a Ned Burgess redhead repainted as a widgeon, a Ned Burgess decoy painted as a black duck which as a pintail body and redhead head, and a Frank Carter black duck made in the manner of Ned Burgess.

Old gunning paint with moderate gunning wear.