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Folger, an artisan from Nantucket was mainly self-taught. He worked briefly in 1869 as a journeyman for a wood carver in Cambridge, MA and continued
to create carved animal heads, ornamental carvings and historical dioramas upon his return to Nantucket. Folger was also a painter in oil and watercolors,
creating historical scenes of Nantucket.

112. JAMES WALTER FOLGER (1851-1918) CARVED AND PAINTED FLYING SHELL DRAKE DUCK PANEL, signed and dated
lower left James Walt W"f