Black Duck by Stephen Verity
1 2015-01-25T11:03:42-08:00 Nancie Ravenel bc84e2b969fab7c5f039797f42318c7fcfc8159b 4136 6 Stephen Verity (Islip, NY, 1865-1950) Black Duck decoy, 1890. Cork, wood, paint, metal, leather. Collection of Shelburne Museum, bequest of Richard E. Bishop. 1975-27.25.Proper left side, overall view, normal illumination. Formerly in the collection of Theodore Havemeyer. plain 2017-08-07T05:38:35-07:00 1975-27.25 Shelburne Museum Nancie Ravenel bc84e2b969fab7c5f039797f42318c7fcfc8159bThis page has tags:
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Stephen Verity (1865-1950)
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Stephen Verity, of Seaford, New York, was born to a family with strong connections to decoy making, gun boat and skiff building, and guiding (Baldwin 2000, 210). His father, Obadiah Verity, is known for the shore birds he carved, three of which are found in the Long Island Museum collection. According to former Shelburne Museum curator Bob Shaw, Stephen Verity was, at one time, a superintendent on the Bayberry Point, Islip, New York estate of H.O. Havemeyer, the father of Shelburne Museum's founder, Electra Havemeyer Webb.The cork black duck by Stephen Verity in Shelburne Museum's collection bears the mark of H. O. Havemeyer's brother, Theodore. Three other decoys in Shelburne Museum's collection are attributed to this maker.
