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Very early high head carved eye pintail hen by Ri

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Very early high head carved eye pintail hen by Ri
Very early high head carved eye pintail hen by Richard Wistar Davids, (1825-1863), Philadelphia, PA ca 1845-1850. Folky form with an upswept tail and snaky head. Early in use paint. Davids was a first cousin of Albert Davids Laing, famous early CT decoy maker. See "Connecticut Decoys" by Chitwood pgs 23, 32, 33 for history and photograph. (decoy)