Heritage Auction Final Digital 11-17
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LOT NO. 5<br />
BEACH ROBIN<br />
ALTON PARKER TAYLOR, SR.<br />
ABOUT THIS DECOY<br />
Alton Taylor (1905-1988, Sea Level)<br />
decoys are a rare find. This is an example<br />
of the silhouette decoys that became the<br />
shorebird decoys of choice in Carteret<br />
County beginning in the 1940`s. Many<br />
of these decoys were made of .25-inch<br />
marine grade plywood which was available<br />
due to the boat building which was taking<br />
place in the Down East communities. This<br />
example is in original paint with original<br />
stake.<br />
FROM THE COLLECTION OF<br />
Pam Davis Morris<br />
Pam is the Collections Manager at the<br />
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum &<br />
<strong>Heritage</strong> Center and native of Davis Shore.<br />
Her grandfather Ammie Paul is one of<br />
Davis Shore’s most prominent carvers<br />
and her grandfather Blanchard Davis was<br />
also a recognized decoy carver, hunter<br />
and guide. Today Pam carries on that<br />
tradition as a carver, collector and museum<br />
professional documenting, interpreting<br />
and perpetuating the art and history of<br />
waterfowling on Core Sound.<br />
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