Old Painted Tin Mallard Decoy agate and gold cufflinks and portraits of Washington are

and portraits of Washington are a great example--many many out there

Super sturdy structurally

I have not been able to find enough about Porter's process and travels leading up to the publication to determine whether he might have been accompanied by another artist or artists completing travel sketches upon which the engravings would be made

and wonderfully hand-painted

with natural bristles--horsehair I believe--and a handy hook on the end for hanging near the work bench

Old Painted Tin Mallard Decoy agate and gold cufflinks and portraits of Washington areI purchased this one from an auction in Topeka, Kansas (and, as I write this, am feeling a lot of love for Kansas!), from which I also purchased a few great tramp art pieces. It looks to me like it did some actual work in the field, and perhaps got a new coat of paint at some point. I'm always rather amazed by the colors of mallards to begin with, and find wood ducks quite regal creatures in general, and just really like looking at this one, which