Blue-Winged Teal

Description

Blue-Winged Teal
Philadelphia, PA, c. 1855
11 in. long

This exceptional low-bodied teal from the Winous Point Shooting Club has become one of Ohio's iconic decoys. It was photographed and described in "Decoy Magazine" as being of the Philadelphia School. The underside bears the "BB" stamp for the Bernard "Barney" Blee Rig and a painted "R.H.N." rig marking. This decoy was selected by Jeff and Joyce Hay for the special "Ohio Decoys" exhibition in 2015, and the 2006 Ohio calendar.
Original paint with even gunning wear. Faint hairline crack in back of neck.

Provenance: Bernard "Barney" Blee Rig, Winous Point Shooting Club
Kangas Collection
Jeff and Joyce Hay Collection

Literature: Jeff and Joyce Hay, "Ohio Decoys," St. Charles, IL, April 2015, p. 18, exact teal illustrated.Linda and Gene Kangas, "Collector's Guide to Decoys," Radnor, PA, 1992, pp. 52-53, exact decoy illustrated. Jeff and Joyce Hay, "Ohio Decoys flock to the Midwest Show," Decoy Magazine, January/February 2015, p. 31, related example illustrated.

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