JOHN BLAIR SR., PHILADELPHIA, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A SWIMMING BLACK DUCK
John Blair Sr., Philadelphia, Last Quarter 19th Century
Hollow carved flat bottomed style with glass eyes Original feather painting with minor discoloration and wear, several tiny dents
17½ in. long
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For similar examples, see Harrison Huster and Doug Knight. Floating sculpture (Spanish Forks, UT, 1982), p. 32.
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