Painted Wooden Folk Art Wood Duck in Excellent Palette neutrals outlined in copper I believe

outlined in copper I believe

It is dated 1968 on the reverse

and also a bit disdainful

I've started really keeping an eye out for beautiful old applique quilt squares that  would be lovely framed

Painted Wooden Folk Art Wood Duck in Excellent Palette neutrals outlined in copper I believeNot an especially old one, but I couldnt resist it for the determined effort of its maker to fully honor the fantastic patterns of the wood duck in a most excellent palette. It is signed Paul E. Bickford of Southhampton NH on the underside of the base, indicating, I assume, that its maker was pretty pleased with their efforts, too. Theres a repaired and painted over split on the yellow of the legs; I might guess this was made in two pieces to begin