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WARD BROTHERS, CRISFIELD, MARYLAND
Details
A JACK CURLEW
Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland
Decorative, with turned head, signed by Lem Ward on base and dated 1953; an early Ward decorative carving
Very good condition, with only a minor chip from underside of bird; damaged where feet are attached to the bird
Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland
Decorative, with turned head, signed by Lem Ward on base and dated 1953; an early Ward decorative carving
Very good condition, with only a minor chip from underside of bird; damaged where feet are attached to the bird
Provenance
William Purnell
Note: According to Bill Purnell, Lem Ward made this curlew in 1953 from a picture he saw that Lynn Bogue Hunt did for Dupont. Reproduced in Van Campen Heilner's "Our American Game Birds" Doubleday Doran & Co., 1941. He carved the bird in Jersey cedar that Somers Headley of Wilmington got for him.
Note: According to Bill Purnell, Lem Ward made this curlew in 1953 from a picture he saw that Lynn Bogue Hunt did for Dupont. Reproduced in Van Campen Heilner's "Our American Game Birds" Doubleday Doran & Co., 1941. He carved the bird in Jersey cedar that Somers Headley of Wilmington got for him.
