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underside of black duck by Stephen Verity 27.FD4-120
12015-02-14T12:13:42-08:00Nancie Ravenelbc84e2b969fab7c5f039797f42318c7fcfc8159b41363Stephen 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.plain2017-08-07T05:47:28-07:001975-27.25Shelburne MuseumNancie Ravenelbc84e2b969fab7c5f039797f42318c7fcfc8159b
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12015-01-31T14:13:51-08:00Stephen Verity (1865-1950)20Islip, NYplain2017-08-04T11:12:22-07:0040.707125, -73.220842Stephen 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.
