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• 1 2015-04-19T07:55:20-07:00 Coot 1952-192.242 9 A solid decoy made by Samuel Barnes plain 2017-08-06T13:09:52-07:00 The coot decoy was formerly in the collection of Joel Barber and, as the only other decoy by Samuel Barnes in the collection, was x-rayed for comparison purposes to a swan attributed to Barnes. This decoy is unmarked apart from labels and inscriptions added at the museum. 
  
  The coot is made from two pieces of wood secured by means of two wire nails. The heads of both nails are counter-sunk and covered with a fill material so that the surface of the head and neck appear smooth. A wire staple holds a ring to the front of the decoy, and a cylindrical lead weight with tapered ends is secured to the underside of the decoy with a pair of wire nails, each measuring about 3.5 cm.  
   
   If an adhesive was used to assemble the decoy, that joint has failed. The lateral view radiograph shows a gap between the two pieces of wood. A single piece of shot is evident within the decoy, located within the bill. It is likely the cause of the split in the bill and the reason the bill is overpainted. 
   
   Splits in the wood are evident through the coot’s neck in the lateral radiographic view. Splits in the body are evident in the anterior-posterior view, and appear to emanate from a knot in the wood.