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Accession #	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
89.3.3	1283	Mourning Dove	Carving, 1/2 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Mourning Dove Accession #: 89.3.3 Identifier: 1283 Type: Carving, 1/2 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1948 c Description: Resting bird, head slightly tucked, bill downwards, tail swept up and wing tips cropped; minimal carved detail, incised wings ; glass eyes, metal legs and feet with talons clutching downward on driftwood burl base. Signed "Gilley" on top of base, lower left; no date on piece but approximately 1948.
20.01.042	1284	Herring Gull Pair	Carving, Pair, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull Pair Accession #: 20.01.042 Identifier: 1284 Type: Carving, Pair, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed on bottom of base: "by W. H. Gilley" ; no date
20.01.044	1286	Pileated Woodpecker	Carving	Birds Carvings	Pileated Woodpecker Accession #: 20.01.044 Identifier: 1286 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Inscribed "Pileated Woodpecker by W. H. Gilley" on underside of base ; no date
89.3.2	1288	Herring Gull on Red Buoy	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull on Red Buoy Accession #: 89.3.2 Identifier: 1288 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Gull in adult plumage, head erect and straight ahead, wing tips balanced high over tail, feet braced on a navigational buoy called a red nun. Glass eyes, wire legs and metal feet. Buoy painted with white Arabic numeral "4". Carved oval pine base, gouge-carved and painted to resemble sea water. No date visible.
84.1.2	1289	Yellowlegs	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Yellowlegs Accession #: 84.1.2 Identifier: 1289 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1972 Description: Life size; adult on driftwood base, standing with right foot raised. Underside of base marked "Yellowlegs 1972"
20.01.049	1291	Red Legged Black Duck	Carving	Birds Carvings	Red Legged Black Duck Accession #: 20.01.049 Identifier: 1291 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on top right of base. "National Woodcarvers Association Member"stamped on underside of base. No date
20.01.050	1292	Great Blue Heron Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Great Blue Heron Pair Accession #: 20.01.050 Identifier: 1292 Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley", no date
20.01.051	1293	Mallard Drake	Carving	Birds Carvings	Mallard Drake Accession #: 20.01.051 Identifier: 1293 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Marked "Joe Simmons" on underside of base ; no date
89.4.1	1294	Herring Gull	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull Accession #: 89.4.1 Identifier: 1294 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c Description: Herring gull in adult plumage, taking off from a smooth burl driftwood base ; carved with minimum of detail; outside wing edges notched to suggest feathers; painted eyes, bill, legs and feet. W.H.G. marked on underside of base ; no date on piece but probably from the 1940s
20.01.053	1295	Mallard Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Mallard Pair Accession #: 20.01.053 Identifier: 1295 Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on left side of base. Marked "Mallard's" on underside of base. Has artist's stamp on underside of base. No date
20.01.054	1296	Bufflehead	Carving	Birds Carvings	Bufflehead Accession #: 20.01.054 Identifier: 1296 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1982 Description: Stamped "Gilley" and dated on underside.
89.3.8	1297	Bufflehead	Carving, 1/3 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Bufflehead Accession #: 89.3.8 Identifier: 1297 Type: Carving, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1982 Description: Male bufflehead in adult plumage, swimming position ; head withdrawn and turned slightly to the left ; glass eyes, matte black, white, greys with minimal body detail ; blending of red/orange on head behind white wedge. Underside signed in pyrographic scratching "W.H.G." "Gilley" branded in script. Also written in felt-tip pen " '82 Buffle-Head".
89.3.5	1298	Canvasback	Carving, Decoy, 1/4 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Canvasback Accession #: 89.3.5 Identifier: 1298 Type: Carving, Decoy, 1/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1971 Description: Canvasback drake in swimming position, adult plumage, scant carved detail ; completely withdrawn head, turned slightly to the right. Signed "by W. H. Gilley 1971"
89.3.15	1299	Canada Goose	Carving, Decoy, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Canada Goose Accession #: 89.3.15 Identifier: 1299 Type: Carving, Decoy, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1972 Description: Adult in swimming position, head erect on slightly bent neck facing straight forward; glass eyes ; signed "Gilley 72" on underside where felt is cut away
20.01.058	1300	Bald Eagle	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle Accession #: 20.01.058 Identifier: 1300 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on left side of driftwood base; no date
2007.01.01	1302	Common Loon	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Common Loon Accession #: 2007.01.01 Identifier: 1302 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on right side of base ; circa 1950's
20.01.061	1303	Ruffed Grouse	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Ruffed Grouse Accession #: 20.01.061 Identifier: 1303 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" in white on top left of base ; no date
89.3.11	1304	Baldpate, Male	Carving, 1/3 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Baldpate, Male Accession #: 89.3.11 Identifier: 1304 Type: Carving, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1974 Description: Now known as American Wigeon ; marked "Baldpate '74, #28" on underside of base ; humped "clamshell" base is a driftwood burl ; wire legs and metal feet with tiny talons; signed "Gilley" on left front of base
89.3.6	1305	Bluebird, Pair	Carving, Multiple Birds, Miniatures	Birds Carvings	Bluebird, Pair Accession #: 89.3.6 Identifier: 1305 Type: Carving, Multiple Birds, Miniatures Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Adult male and female mounted on pine and twig base, the lower bird (female) in downward crouching position, the male perched on lower fork of twig ; wire legs and metal feet, glass eyes ; signed "Gilley" on carved base.
20.01.064	1306	Atlantic Puffin	Carving	Birds Carvings	Atlantic Puffin Accession #: 20.01.064 Identifier: 1306 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1982 Description: Signed "Gilley" on left front of carved wood base ; marked "8/11/82, To the Whitlocks in appreciation, Wendell Gilley"
20.01.065	1307	Black Duck, Male	Carving	Birds Carvings	Black Duck, Male Accession #: 20.01.065 Identifier: 1307 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1960 Description: Male, preening ; signed "Gilley" on rear of base ; stamped "Wendell H. Gilley" on underside of base
20.01.066	1308	Great Blue Heron	Carving	Birds Carvings	Great Blue Heron Accession #: 20.01.066 Identifier: 1308 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on right front of driftwood base ; no date
20.01.067	1309	Pintail, Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Pintail, Pair Accession #: 20.01.067 Identifier: 1309 Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" in white on right front of oblong base ; marked "Pintail ducks by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base ; no date
81.1.174	1310	Greater Roadrunner	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Greater Roadrunner Accession #: 81.1.174 Identifier: 1310 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 c Description: Adult, standing on mesquite base, tail erect ; glass eyes, metal feet, carved, burned, and painted detail ; carved circa 1977, painted and completed winter, 1981. Signed "Gilley" with artist's branding iron on flat side of base. Companion piece 81.1.175.
81.1.175	1311	Greater Roadrunner	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Greater Roadrunner Accession #: 81.1.175 Identifier: 1311 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 c. Description: Life-size adult "running" on mesquite base ; glass eyes, metal feet, carved, burned and painted detail ; carved circa 1977, painted and completed winter 1981. Unsigned. Companion piece 81.1.174.
20.01.071	1313	Osprey with Flounder on Branch	Carving	Birds Carvings	Osprey with Flounder on Branch Accession #: 20.01.071 Identifier: 1313 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on right front of oblong base ; no date
84.1.1	1314	Wood Duck, Pair	Carving	Birds Carvings	Wood Duck, Pair Accession #: 84.1.1 Identifier: 1314 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on right side of base ; no date
20.01.073	1315	Wood Stork	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Wood Stork Accession #: 20.01.073 Identifier: 1315 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Wire legs, painted feet ; no signature or date
94.1.1	1316	Little Blue Herons	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Little Blue Herons Accession #: 94.1.1 Identifier: 1316 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1957 ? Description: Juvenile standing with wings raised on branch, adult standing on base ; signed "Gilley" on right rear corner of base ; no date
20.01.075	1317	Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers	Carving	Birds Carvings	Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers Accession #: 20.01.075 Identifier: 1317 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Solitary sandpiper perched with wings upright on driftwood branch ; spotted sandpiper standing, body tilted downward, on carved oblong base. Signed "Gilley" on left front of oblong base ; no date
20.01.076	1318	Common Tern, Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Common Tern, Pair Accession #: 20.01.076 Identifier: 1318 Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on left side of driftwood base ; no date
20.01.077	1319	Canada Goose	Carving	Birds Carvings	Canada Goose Accession #: 20.01.077 Identifier: 1319 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1956 Description: Signed "Gilley '56" on side of base
20.01.078	1320	Canada Goose	Carving	Birds Carvings	Canada Goose Accession #: 20.01.078 Identifier: 1320 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1956 Description: Signed "Gilley '56" on left side of driftwood base
20.01.079	1321	Pintail, Pair	Carving	Birds Carvings	Pintail, Pair Accession #: 20.01.079 Identifier: 1321 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1966 Description: Signed "Gilley" on left front side of driftwood base. Dated 1966
20.01.081	1323	Canada Goose	Carving	Birds Carvings	Canada Goose Accession #: 20.01.081 Identifier: 1323 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on driftwood base ; not dated
20.01.082	1324	Mallard, Female	Carving	Birds Carvings	Mallard, Female Accession #: 20.01.082 Identifier: 1324 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on driftwood base ; underside of base marked "Joe Simmons"and "Dana Fife"
20.01.084	1326	Northern Cardinal	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Northern Cardinal Accession #: 20.01.084 Identifier: 1326 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on front of driftwood branch ; no date
20.01.085	1327	Mallard Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Mallard Drake Accession #: 20.01.085 Identifier: 1327 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Underside of base marked "Mallard"; "by W. H. Gilley" written on piece of tape affixed below "Mallard"
20.01.086	1331	Mallard, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Mallard, Female Accession #: 20.01.086 Identifier: 1331 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Flat bottom, swimming. No signature or date. Appears to have once been attached to something
20.01.087	1332	Black Duck, Pair	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Black Duck, Pair Accession #: 20.01.087 Identifier: 1332 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Flat bottom, swimming, appear to have been once attached to something, no signature or date
20.01.088	1333	Ring-necked Pheasant	Carving	Birds Carvings	Ring-necked Pheasant Accession #: 20.01.088 Identifier: 1333 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Relief of bird in flight; hook for hanging; no signature or date
89.4.2	1334	Herring Gull	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull Accession #: 89.4.2 Identifier: 1334 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1937 Description: Herring gull in adult plumage, standing at ease on wire legs, feet painted onto the base. Signed "by W. H. Gilley" on underside of base
20.01.092	1337	Shoveler	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Shoveler Accession #: 20.01.092 Identifier: 1337 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base
20.01.093	1338	Woodcock	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Woodcock Accession #: 20.01.093 Identifier: 1338 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1956 Description: Signed "Gilley" on front right of carved oblong base
20.01.094	1339	Herring gull	Carving	Birds Carvings	Herring gull Accession #: 20.01.094 Identifier: 1339 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "by W.H. Gilley" on flat side of driftwood
20.01.095	1340	Mallard Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Mallard Drake Accession #: 20.01.095 Identifier: 1340 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Underside of base stamped "W.H. Gilley"
20.01.096	1341	Canvasback	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Canvasback Accession #: 20.01.096 Identifier: 1341 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base ; no date
20.01.097	1342	Canada Goose	Carving	Birds Carvings	Canada Goose Accession #: 20.01.097 Identifier: 1342 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1959 Description: Signed "Gilley" on left front of driftwood base
20.01.098	1343	Herring Gull on Piling	Carving	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull on Piling Accession #: 20.01.098 Identifier: 1343 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Gilley's stamp on underside of base, no date visible
20.01.099	1344	Great Egret	Carving	Birds Carvings	Great Egret Accession #: 20.01.099 Identifier: 1344 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on top rear of driftwood base ; no date
20.01.100	1345	Wild Turkey	Carving	Birds Carvings	Wild Turkey Accession #: 20.01.100 Identifier: 1345 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1974 Description: Underside of base marked: "Wild Turkey made for Hilda and Hulda Bragdon Christmas 1974 by Wendell Gilley"
20.01.101	1346	Herring Gull	Carving	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull Accession #: 20.01.101 Identifier: 1346 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on right side of base ; Gilley's stamp on underside of base ; no date
20.01.103	1348	Herring Gull	Carving	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull Accession #: 20.01.103 Identifier: 1348 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Initials W.H.G. marked on underside of base ; no date
20.01.104	1349	Bobwhite Quail, Pair	Carving	Birds Carvings	Bobwhite Quail, Pair Accession #: 20.01.104 Identifier: 1349 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on front left of base ; no date
20.01.105	1350	Bald Eagle	Carving	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle Accession #: 20.01.105 Identifier: 1350 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on backside of driftwood ; no date
20.01.107	1357	Ring-necked pheasant	Carving	Birds Carvings	Ring-necked pheasant Accession #: 20.01.107 Identifier: 1357 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1954 Description: Signed "Gilley" on front right of driftwood base
89.3.17	1359	Woodcock	Carving, 3/4 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Woodcock Accession #: 89.3.17 Identifier: 1359 Type: Carving, 3/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1980 Description: Adult woodcock with feet stretching downward over face of the domed burl base ; head erect facing straight ahead with long bill pointed downward ; glass eyes, wire legs and metal feet. Signed "Gilley '80" on right side of base ; Marked "Woodcock by W.H. Gilley 1980" on underside of base.
20.01.110	1360	Woodcock	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Woodcock Accession #: 20.01.110 Identifier: 1360 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1971 Description: Label affixed to underside of base: "American Woodcock, 1971 ; Addie Gilley Collection"
99.3.2	1361	Bobwhite	Carving	Birds Carvings	Bobwhite Accession #: 99.3.2 Identifier: 1361 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1974 Description: Underside of base inscribed "Bob White by W. H. Gilley 1974 ; Made for the 'Cheevers'" ; artist's stamp on underside of base.
96.1.1	1362	Woodcock	Carving, 2/3 Life-size	Birds	Woodcock Accession #: 96.1.1 Identifier: 1362 Type: Carving, 2/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: No base ; carved from balsa wood ; glass eyes, cast metal three-toed feet ; flat polychrome paint is applied in a somewhat stylized rather than strictly naturalistic, feather treatment ; Signed "Gilley" between feet below a small round hole ; no date
96.2.8	1364	Herring Gull, Pair	Carving, Pair, 1/4 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull, Pair Accession #: 96.2.8 Identifier: 1364 Type: Carving, Pair, 1/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1972 Description: Two adult birds on a roughly "J" shaped driftwood base ; glass eyes ; cast lead legs and feet. Signed "Gilley" on right side of driftwood base below the sitting gull ; inscribed "Made for Hilda - Hulda Bragdon 1972" on underside of base.
20.01.116	1367	King Eider	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	King Eider Accession #: 20.01.116 Identifier: 1367 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base ; no date
20.01.117	1368	Spotted sandpiper	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Spotted sandpiper Accession #: 20.01.117 Identifier: 1368 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "by W.H. Gilley" on underside of driftwood base ; no date
20.01.118	1369	Woodcock	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Woodcock Accession #: 20.01.118 Identifier: 1369 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "W.H. Gilley" on underside of base ; no date
20.01.119	1370	Long-tailed duck	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Long-tailed duck Accession #: 20.01.119 Identifier: 1370 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Marked "Old Squaw (cock) by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base ; no date
91.01.03	1374	Canvasback, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Canvasback, Female Accession #: 91.01.03 Identifier: 1374 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base
91.01.02	1375	Canvasback, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Canvasback, Male Accession #: 91.01.02 Identifier: 1375 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base
91.01.15	1376	Mallard, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Mallard, Female Accession #: 91.01.15 Identifier: 1376 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base
91.01.14	1377	Mallard, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Mallard, Male Accession #: 91.01.14 Identifier: 1377 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base
91.01.11	1378	Pintail, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Pintail, Female Accession #: 91.01.11 Identifier: 1378 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base
91.01.19	1380	Ruddy Duck, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Ruddy Duck, Female Accession #: 91.01.19 Identifier: 1380 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base
91.01.18	1381	Ruddy Duck, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Ruddy Duck, Male Accession #: 91.01.18 Identifier: 1381 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base
91.01.09	1382	Wood Duck	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Wood Duck Accession #: 91.01.09 Identifier: 1382 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base
91.01.10	1383	Pintail	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Pintail Accession #: 91.01.10 Identifier: 1383 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base
91.01.16	1384	Goldeneye, Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Goldeneye, Drake Accession #: 91.01.16 Identifier: 1384 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base
91.01.17	1385	Goldeneye, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Goldeneye, Female Accession #: 91.01.17 Identifier: 1385 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base
91.01.23	1386	Barrow's Goldeneye, Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Barrow's Goldeneye, Drake Accession #: 91.01.23 Identifier: 1386 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base
91.01.28	1387	Surf scoter, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Surf scoter, Male Accession #: 91.01.28 Identifier: 1387 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Skunk head"
91.01.29	1388	Surf scoter, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Surf scoter, Female Accession #: 91.01.29 Identifier: 1388 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
91.01.12	1389	White-winged scoter, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	White-winged scoter, Female Accession #: 91.01.12 Identifier: 1389 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
91.01.01	1390	Whimbrel	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Whimbrel Accession #: 91.01.01 Identifier: 1390 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has stamp "A. E. Crowell, East Harwich" on underside of base.
91.01.27	1391	Common Eider	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Common Eider Accession #: 91.01.27 Identifier: 1391 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Sea Duck"
91.01.22	1392	Long-tailed Duck, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Long-tailed Duck, Male Accession #: 91.01.22 Identifier: 1392 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Oldsquaw"
91.01.24	1393	Greater Scaup, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Greater Scaup, Male Accession #: 91.01.24 Identifier: 1393 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Bluebill"
91.01.25	1394	Greater Scaup, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Greater Scaup, Female Accession #: 91.01.25 Identifier: 1394 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Fe. Bluebill"
91.01.33	1395	Bufflehead, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Bufflehead, Male Accession #: 91.01.33 Identifier: 1395 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
91.01.34	1396	Bufflehead, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Bufflehead, Female Accession #: 91.01.34 Identifier: 1396 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
91.01.08	1397	Common Merganser, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Common Merganser, Female Accession #: 91.01.08 Identifier: 1397 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Gooseander"
91.01.07	1401	Brant	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Brant Accession #: 91.01.07 Identifier: 1401 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
91.01.31	1402	Black Duck	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Black Duck Accession #: 91.01.31 Identifier: 1402 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
91.01.30	1403	Hooded Merganser, Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Hooded Merganser, Drake Accession #: 91.01.30 Identifier: 1403 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
91.01.04	1404	Blue-winged Teal, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Blue-winged Teal, Male Accession #: 91.01.04 Identifier: 1404 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Blue Teal"
91.01.05	1405	Blue-winged Teal, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Blue-winged Teal, Female Accession #: 91.01.05 Identifier: 1405 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Fe. Blue Teal"
91.01.32	1406	Green-winged Teal, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Green-winged Teal, Male Accession #: 91.01.32 Identifier: 1406 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Green Teal"
91.01.13	1407	Redhead	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Redhead Accession #: 91.01.13 Identifier: 1407 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
91.01.26	1408	Northern Shoveler	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Northern Shoveler Accession #: 91.01.26 Identifier: 1408 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked: "Shoveler"
91.01.06	1409	Canada Goose	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Canada Goose Accession #: 91.01.06 Identifier: 1409 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
20.01.123	1447	Common Loon	Carving	Birds Carvings	Common Loon Accession #: 20.01.123 Identifier: 1447 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Flat bottomed, felt attached to underside
96.2.3	1458	Brown pelican	Carving, 1/5 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Brown pelican Accession #: 96.2.3 Identifier: 1458 Type: Carving, 1/5 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1975 Description: Adult male in breeding plumage depicted on a wooden piling attached to egg-shaped pine base ; cast lead legs and feet, glass eyes ; signed "Gilley '75" on front of base. Underside of base marked: "Hilda and Hulda Bragdon, 1975" and signed "by Wendell Gilley"
20.01.128	1461	Red Knot	Carving	Birds Carvings	Red Knot Accession #: 20.01.128 Identifier: 1461 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1946 c Description: Underside of base marked "Knot by W. H. Gilley approx 1946."
89.3.24	1464	House Wren	Carving, 3/4 Life-size	Birds Carvings	House Wren Accession #: 89.3.24 Identifier: 1464 Type: Carving, 3/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1978 Description: Adult bird balances on the front face of burl base with wire legs and toes with talons clutching downward ; deeply arched back with vertical tail and bill pointing almost to sky. Glass eyes. Signed "Gilley/'78" on top edge of base. Underside of base marked "House Wren 1978, #34" and stamped "Wendell H. Gilley".
89.3.7	1465	Hermit Thrush	Carving, Almost Life-size	Birds Carvings	Hermit Thrush Accession #: 89.3.7 Identifier: 1465 Type: Carving, Almost Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 Description: Glass eyes ; wire and metal feet and legs ; feet are atop a "stump" of a small branch mounted in turn on a carved pine base. Underside of base marked "Hermit Thrush by Wendell Gilley 1977.
89.3.9	1466	Blue Jay with Acorn	Carving, 3/4 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Blue Jay with Acorn Accession #: 89.3.9 Identifier: 1466 Type: Carving, 3/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Blue jay with real acorn in its beak perched on driftwood branch on oval base ; wire and metal legs and feet ; glass eyes ; signed "Gilley" on front of base ; no date
20.01.134	1468	Atlantic Puffin	Carving	Birds Carvings	Atlantic Puffin Accession #: 20.01.134 Identifier: 1468 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 Description: Underside of base marked: "Puffin by W. H. Gilley " ; signature "Gilley" burned into bottom of base
81.7.1	1469	Belted Kingfishers, Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Belted Kingfishers, Pair Accession #: 81.7.1 Identifier: 1469 Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 Description: Underside of base marked "Belted Kingfishers by Wendell Gilley 1977. Also stamped "W.H. Gilley"
20.01.137	1471	Ring-necked Ducks, Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Ring-necked Ducks, Pair Accession #: 20.01.137 Identifier: 1471 Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on right of carved wooden base. Underside of base marked "'Ring-neck Ducks' by Wendell Gilley, Southwest Harbor Maine ; Made especially for Dr. Claud F. Young". Not dated.
91.01.35	1492	Hooded Merganser, Hen	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Hooded Merganser, Hen Accession #: 91.01.35 Identifier: 1492 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
84.2.1	1499	Duck Scene Plaque	Carving	Birds Carvings	Duck Scene Plaque Accession #: 84.2.1 Identifier: 1499 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1936 c Description: Carved and painted scene of a mallard duck landing on water
89.3.4	1501	Roadrunner	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Roadrunner Accession #: 89.3.4 Identifier: 1501 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Adult male roadrunner in a typical "striding" position, head outstretched with slightly dropped wings. Minimal carved detail, more developed painted detail. Glass eyes, wire legs, metal feet. Mounted on oval pine base, gouge-carved and painted. Marked on underside of base in ballpoint pen: "Road Runner"; signed "Gilley" on lower edge of top of base. No date
96.2.2	1510	Mallard Plaque	Carving	Birds Carvings	Mallard Plaque Accession #: 96.2.2 Identifier: 1510 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Carving of a half-bodied mallard duck in flight superimposed on a painted scene of shoreline and water ; duck approximately seven inches long, six inches high ; both legs are broken off and missing ; traces of practice painting on reverse ; edges painted silver ; signed bottom right "Gilley"
	1533	Bald Eagle Family	Carving	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle Family Identifier: 1533 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Family of bald eagles, the female perched on the edge of the nest containing two chicks, the male on a branch above with wings spread ; signed "Gilley" on base ; no visible date
20.01.142	1535	Mallard Drake	Carving	Birds Carvings	Mallard Drake Accession #: 20.01.142 Identifier: 1535 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c Description: Mallard male on long driftwood base ; underside of base inscribed "Wendell Gilley approx. 1940s"
	1536	Black-capped Chickadee Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Black-capped Chickadee Pair Identifier: 1536 Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Two Chickadees mounted on driftwood branch attached to carved wooden base ; upper bird is upside down, lower bird faces out from branch ; glass eyes, wire legs and feet ; no visible date ; signed "Gilley" on rear of base.
	1537	Black-capped Chickadee	Carving	Birds Carvings	Black-capped Chickadee Identifier: 1537 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Chickadee with head down perched on driftwood branch attached to carved oval wooden base ; glass eyes, wire legs and feet ; signed "Gilley" on rear left of base ; no date visible
	1538	Mallard Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Mallard Drake Identifier: 1538 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Male mallard mounted on driftwood attached to smooth painted wooden base ; signed "Gilley" in light grey on front of base; no visible date
	1544	Saw-whet Owl	Carving	Birds Carvings	Saw-whet Owl Identifier: 1544 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1969 Description: Owl looking over left shoulder, perched on driftwood base. Inscribed "Made especially for Hilda + Hulda Bragdon , Saw whet owl" on underside of base ; signed W.H. Gilley and dated 1969.
	1546	Wood Duck, Group	Carving, Multiple Birds, 1/4 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Wood Duck, Group Identifier: 1546 Type: Carving, Multiple Birds, 1/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: Approx. 1/4 life size group of four; two males, two females on driftwood branch mounted on smooth oblong wooden base. Underside of base inscribed "Wood Ducks by Wendell Gilley 1976".
	1551	Herring Gull	Carving	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull Identifier: 1551 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1962 Description: Open winged gull with metal legs and feet mounted on driftwood branch ; signed "Gilley" in black on top of base beneath gull's beak and dated 1962.
	1572	Bobwhite Quail, Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Bobwhite Quail, Pair Identifier: 1572 Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Glass eyes, wire legs and feet, carved and painted detail. Mounted on driftwood base. Signed "Gilley" on right rear of base, no date
2022.01.01	1600	Chickadee Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Chickadee Pair Accession #: 2022.01.01 Identifier: 1600 Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: One chickadee hanging upside down near top of branch above second chickadee perched on lower part of branch. Branch attached to carved oval wooden base. Underside of base inscribed "Chickadees by Wendell Gilley S.W. Harbor, Maine. No date visible.
22.03.01	1602	Saw-whet Owl	Carving	Birds Carvings	Saw-whet Owl Accession #: 22.03.01 Identifier: 1602 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1969 Description: Saw-whet owl looking to the side, perched on driftwood branch. Underside of driftwood inscribed Saw Whet Owl by W.H. Gilley 1969. Signed "Gilley" on lower part of driftwood near owl's tail.
22.03.02	1603	Saw-whet Owl	Carving, 1/2 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Saw-whet Owl Accession #: 22.03.02 Identifier: 1603 Type: Carving, 1/2 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Saw-whet owl looking to the side, perched on driftwood branch attached to carved wooden base by single screw. Underside of base inscribed Saw-whet Owl 1/2 life size made for Mary Holmes 1973. Signed "Gilley" on lower part of driftwood branch.
22.03.03	1604	Great Blue Heron	Carving	Birds Carvings	Great Blue Heron Accession #: 22.03.03 Identifier: 1604 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Great blue heron standing on driftwood branch. Metal legs and feet. Branch signed "Gilley '73" near feet. Underside inscribed "Gt. Blue Heron", "Addie Gilley",
22.03.04	1605	Quail	Carving	Birds Carvings	Quail Accession #: 22.03.04 Identifier: 1605 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Quail standing on mound shaped wooden base, one leg lifted. Very faded signature on underside of base. No date visible.
81.1.13	1001	Black Duck	Carving	Birds	Black Duck Accession #: 81.1.13 Identifier: 1001 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1931 - 1932 Description: Miniature flying black duck; upper wing wired for hanging; no legs, marked underside of right wing: “Addie Gilley,” underside of left wing: “Black duck, Gilley.” Carved and painted detail of plumage; Early 10 birds.
81.1.97	1008	Upland Plover	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Upland Plover Accession #: 81.1.97 Identifier: 1008 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1964 Description: Life size; mounted on driftwood base, standing erect, left leg raised, head turned right; glass eyes, metal legs, burnt, carved and painted detail. Signed “Addie Gilley, Upland Plover, 1974, W.H Gilley” on underside of base. Small cracks at juncture of legs and body. Also called upland sandpiper. Companion piece no. 81.1.98.
81.1.14	1011	King Eider, Male	Carving, Mobil, Miniature	Birds	King Eider, Male Accession #: 81.1.14 Identifier: 1011 Type: Carving, Mobil, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1970 Description: Miniature; flying carving, wire screwed into body for hanging; glass eyes, painted details of plumage and feet, some carved feather detail in wings; incorrect beak detail; artist copied from painting w/o front perspective. Signed: "Gilley" on white upper flank patch; "Addie Gilley" marked on underside of breast. Companion pieces: 81.1.15, 81.1.16.
81.1.15	1012	King Eider, Male	Carving, Mobil, Miniature	Birds	King Eider, Male Accession #: 81.1.15 Identifier: 1012 Type: Carving, Mobil, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1931 Description: Miniature; Flying, screw eye in body for hanging, one extra hole present beneath screw eye; painted eyes, carved feet, feather detail carved into wings and tail, King Eider beak marking absent. Carved after the fashion of A. J. Dando's birds owned by Caroll Tyson. Signed: "Gilley," on underside of upper wing; Marked "Addie Gilley," on underside of lower wing.
81.1.16	1013	King Eider, Female	Carving, Mobil, Miniature	Birds	King Eider, Female Accession #: 81.1.16 Identifier: 1013 Type: Carving, Mobil, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1970 c. Description: Miniature; flying, wire screwed into body for hanging; glass eyes, painted feet and plumage, carved feather detail in wings. Signed "Giley," under left wing; marked "Addie Gilley."
81.1.17	1014	Barn Owl	Carving, 1/5 Life-size	Birds	Barn Owl Accession #: 81.1.17 Identifier: 1014 Type: Carving, 1/5 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: 1/5 life size; on natural wooden base, hunched over as if watching for prey, toes positioned, 3 point back instead of natural 2:2; glass eyes, painted and carved detail. Signed: "Gilley '76" on right of base. Underside marked "Barn Owl by W.H. Gilley, Addie Gilley 1976."
81.1.19	1016	Herring Gull, Pair	Carving, Pair, 1/4 Life-size	Birds	Herring Gull, Pair Accession #: 81.1.19 Identifier: 1016 Type: Carving, Pair, 1/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: 1/4 life size; folded wings, perched on natural base; glass eyes, painted, semi-detailed plumage markings. Signed: "Gilley '73" on right side of base.
81.1.20	1017	Long-eared Owl with Black-capped Chickadee	Carving, Multiple Birds, 1/3 Life-size	Birds	Long-eared Owl with Black-capped Chickadee Accession #: 81.1.20 Identifier: 1017 Type: Carving, Multiple Birds, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1972 Description: Two carvings, 1/3 Life size (chickadee is in proportion to owl); mounted on natural wood, owl at bottom facing forward, chickadee perched on branch to the left and above the owl. On owl, two toes forward and two backward; no feet on chickadee; glued onto branch, Chickadee has pinhead black eyes, owl has glass eyes, both with painted and carved detail. Signed: "Gilley '72"; marked "l. eared owl," on underside of base.
81.1.23	1021	Bluebird	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Bluebird Accession #: 81.1.23 Identifier: 1021 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: Life size; perched in downward stance on twig attached to carved wooden oblong base ; glass eyes, metal feet/legs ; blue paint partially rubbed off of head, back, and sides to give natural effect. Signed: "Gilley '76" on right side of base. Underside numbered "5."
81.1.25	1022	Bluebird	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Bluebird Accession #: 81.1.25 Identifier: 1022 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: Life size; mounted on pear-shaped carved wooden base, perched sideways on branch, head turned forward; glass eyes. Signed "Gilley '76" on lower right. Underside marked: "Blue Bird by W.H Gilley 1976, 15."
81.1.24	1023	Bluebird	Carving	Birds	Bluebird Accession #: 81.1.24 Identifier: 1023 Type: Carving Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: Life size adult in semi-upright stance, perched on twig attached to pear-shaped carved wooden base; glass eyes, has "observant look" ; metal legs/feet ; painted detail. Signed on base: "Gilley, '76." Underside marked: "Addie Gilley, 1976, 10."
81.1.27	1024	Bluebird	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Bluebird Accession #: 81.1.27 Identifier: 1024 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: Life size, slightly oversized; perched on twig, mounted on carved oblong wooden base, horizontal stand, facing forward; glass eyes. Signed: "Gilley, '76" on right side of base, number 4 of 16. Underside marked "4 Addie Gilley."
81.1.29	1027	Ruffed Grouse, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Ruffed Grouse, Male Accession #: 81.1.29 Identifier: 1027 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1946 Description: Miniature male in display; head turned towards left, left foot forward on pear-shaped smooth wooden base; glass eyes, wire legs, highly detailed plumage; multi-piece. Signed and marked under base: "Gilley, 1946, Ruffed Grouse, Addie Gilley."
81.1.30	1028	Woodcock Pair with Two Chicks	Carving, Multiple Birds, Miniatures	Birds	Woodcock Pair with Two Chicks Accession #: 81.1.30 Identifier: 1028 Type: Carving, Multiple Birds, Miniatures Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1970 c. Description: Miniature group on natural wooden base: male upright, wings hanging down, wire legs, painted feet; female nestled on wood, chicks between parent birds. Great degree of painted detail depicting adult and immature plumage. Signed "Gilley" on right side of base, underside marked: "Addie Gilley, Gilley."
81.1.31	1029	Pileated Woodpecker	Carving, 1/4 Life-size	Birds	Pileated Woodpecker Accession #: 81.1.31 Identifier: 1029 Type: Carving, 1/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1970 Description: 1/4 life size; perched on driftwood mounted on carved wooden base, toes inaccurate: three front one rear instead of two and two; glass eyes, painted wired feet, painted detail. Signed lower right of natural wood: "Gilley." Underside of base marked: "Addie Gilley, Pileated Woodpecker, 1970, W.H. Gilley."
81.1.33	1031	Wood Duck	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Wood Duck Accession #: 81.1.33 Identifier: 1031 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1966 Description: Miniature; mature male, upright posture facing forward, 3-D feet on triangular natural wood base; glass eyes, breeding plumage, painted detail. Signed on side: "Gilley." Underside of base marked "1966. Addie Gilley."
81.1.34	1032	American Goldeneye	Carving, Miniature	Birds	American Goldeneye Accession #: 81.1.34 Identifier: 1032 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1966 Description: Miniature male ; mounted on oblong smooth wood base, upright posture facing forward; glass eyes, metal legs and feet. Signed on side of base: "Gilley." Underside of base marked: "Addie Gilley, Am. Goldeneye."
81.1.35	1033	Woodcock	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Woodcock Accession #: 81.1.35 Identifier: 1033 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1945 Description: Miniature; adult bird, upright posture facing forward; painted plumage and feet, wire legs set into smooth mound wood base. Signed: "Woodcock, by W.H Gilley," on underside of base; marked: "Addie Gilley."
81.1.36	1034	Short-eared Owl	Carving, 1/5 Life-size	Birds	Short-eared Owl Accession #: 81.1.36 Identifier: 1034 Type: Carving, 1/5 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: 1/5 Life size; perched on natural wood, incorrect toes (3 front, 1 back,) head turned over left shoulder; glass eyes, 3-D feet, painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on right side of base, underside of base marked "Addie Birthday 1972."
81.1.1	1036	Mallard Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Mallard Drake Accession #: 81.1.1 Identifier: 1036 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1930 Description: Miniature; head and body one piece, wire legs set into round, black base, feet painted, semi-detailed. Marked on underside of base: "Mallard, W.H. Gilley, First Bird, Made 1930, Addie Gilley." First bird carving by Wendell H. Gilley.
81.1.2	1037	Bobwhite Quail, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Bobwhite Quail, Male Accession #: 81.1.2 Identifier: 1037 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c. Description: Miniature; legs set into carved, brown mound base; glass eyes, painted feet and detail. Marked "Addie Gilley, Bob White by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.3	1038	Ring-necked Pheasant, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Ring-necked Pheasant, Male Accession #: 81.1.3 Identifier: 1038 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c. Description: Miniature; legs set into carved, grey mound base; glass eyes, painted feet and detail. Marked "Addie Gilley, Pheasant by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.4	1039	Turkey, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Turkey, Male Accession #: 81.1.4 Identifier: 1039 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c. Description: Miniature; standing, face forward, legs set into carved, grey mound base; glass eyes, paint brush bristle "beard"; wattle detail carved in; painted plumage and feet. Marked "Addie Gilley, Turkey by W.H Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.5	1040	Atlantic Puffin	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Atlantic Puffin Accession #: 81.1.5 Identifier: 1040 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c. Description: Miniature; mounted on carved, black mound base; glass eyes, painted plumage and feet. Marked "Addie Gilley, Puffin by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.6	1041	Mallard Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Mallard Drake Accession #: 81.1.6 Identifier: 1041 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1960 Description: Miniature; standing, head turned right, mounted on grey mound base; glass eyes, painted plumage, carved feet, carved detail of tail and feathers. Signed "Gilley, 1960," marked "Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.7	1042	Bobwhite Quail, Pair	Carving, Pair, Miniature	Birds	Bobwhite Quail, Pair Accession #: 81.1.7 Identifier: 1042 Type: Carving, Pair, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1945 Description: Miniatures; mounted on carved, oblong, brown mound base, male stands upright on "log" attached to main base and has carved feet, female stands on main base, head down as if herding young, legs set into base, painted feet; glass eyes, painted plumage. Signed and dated "7/16/45, Bob White by W.H. Gilley," "Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.8	1043	Roadrunner	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Roadrunner Accession #: 81.1.8 Identifier: 1043 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1960 c. Description: Miniature; mounted on driftwood, head turned around right shoulder, tail erect; glass eyes, carved feet, painted plumage. Unsigned. Marked "Made for Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.9	1044	Canada Goose	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Canada Goose Accession #: 81.1.9 Identifier: 1044 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1972 Description: Miniature; mounted on driftwood base, standing up, neck drawn back, head turned slightly to left; carved feet, painted adult plumage details. Signed and dated "Gilley '72" on lower right side. Marked "Addie Gilley" on underside.
81.1.10	1045	Wilson's Plover	Carving, 1/4 Life-size	Birds	Wilson's Plover Accession #: 81.1.10 Identifier: 1045 Type: Carving, 1/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1965 Description: Approx. 1/4 life size; mounted on driftwood, upright posture, right leg slightly lifted; glass eyes, carved feet, painted adult plumage. Signed and dated "1965, Wilson Plover by W.H. Gilley." Marked "Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.11	1046	Black Duck	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Black Duck Accession #: 81.1.11 Identifier: 1046 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1959 Description: Miniature; mounted on carved, oblong, grey wood base, upright posture, head turned slightly left; glass eyes, carved feet, painted plumage. Signed "Gilley '59" on side of base. Marked and dated "Addie Gilley, Black Duck, 4/22/'59" on underside.
81.1.38	1047	Semipalmated Plover	Carving, 1/4 Life-size	Birds	Semipalmated Plover Accession #: 81.1.38 Identifier: 1047 Type: Carving, 1/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1965 Description: Approx. 1/4 life size; mounted on pitted driftwood base, facing forward, standing with one leg raised; glass eyes, wire legs and feet, painted adult plumage. Signed, dated and marked "Semipalmated Plover by W.H. Gilley, 1965, Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.39	1048	Bufflehead, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Bufflehead, Male Accession #: 81.1.39 Identifier: 1048 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1975 Description: Miniature; mounted on natural wood base; carved and painted eyes, 3D legs and feet, painted adult plumage. Signed and dated "'75 Gilley" on rear side of base. Marked "Bufflehead, Addie" on underside.
81.1.42	1051	Screech Owl	Carving, 1/2 Life-size	Birds	Screech Owl Accession #: 81.1.42 Identifier: 1051 Type: Carving, 1/2 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Approx. 1/2 life size adult bird; perched facing full forward on natural wood mounted on carved wooden base, front toes protruding from body, ear tufts semi-erect, screw visible on underside of limb, extra screw hole in base adjacent to existing screw attaching limb to base; glass eyes. Signed "Gilley '73" on right front of base. Marked "Addie Gilley, Screeched Owl, grey phase, 1973" on underside of base.
81.1.44	1053	Great Horned Owl	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Great Horned Owl Accession #: 81.1.44 Identifier: 1053 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 Description: Miniature; perched on driftwood "stump" mounted on carved wooden base, head turned over left shoulder, body and ear-tufts erect, toes in correct formation on stump; glass eyes, painted plumage detail; muted colors. Marked "Gt. Horned Owl by W.H. Gilley, Addie Giley" on underside. Brass screw and extra hole visible under base.
81.1.45	1054	Saw-whet Owl	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Saw-whet Owl Accession #: 81.1.45 Identifier: 1054 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1972 Description: Miniature; mounted on natural wood base composed of two pieces, facing forward, head turned to right, front toes painted on to body; glass eyes. Signed "Gilley '72" on right side of base. Marked "Addie" on underside.
81.1.46	1055	Snowy Owl	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Snowy Owl Accession #: 81.1.46 Identifier: 1055 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1946 Description: Miniature; perched on natural wormy driftwood "stump" on carved, white-painted base, facing forward, head turned slightly right; glass eyes, 3-D feet, painted adult plumage. Signed, dated and marked "Arctic Owl by W.H. Gilley, 1946, Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.47	1056	Mallard Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Mallard Drake Accession #: 81.1.47 Identifier: 1056 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Miniature; mounted on driftwood base, erect posture facing forward; glass eyes, 3-D feet, highly detailed paintings, carved tail feathers. Signed, dated and marked "Mallard by W.H Gilley; 1973 for Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.48	1057	Canvasback Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Canvasback Drake Accession #: 81.1.48 Identifier: 1057 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c. Description: Miniature; mounted on grey mound base, hunched over, beak pointing to ground; painted eyes and feet, wire legs set into base. Marked "Copy of bird made by A.C. Crowell" and "Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.49	1058	Pintail Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Pintail Drake Accession #: 81.1.49 Identifier: 1058 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1955 Description: Miniature; mounted on driftwood, upright posture, preening breast - only one in this position in this size; glass eyes, molded feet, aluminium wing tips and tail. Signed "Gilley" on right of base, marked "Addie Gilley on underside of base. Carved out of pine-head separate piece
81.1.50	1059	White-throated Sparrow	Carving, 2/3 Life-size	Birds	White-throated Sparrow Accession #: 81.1.50 Identifier: 1059 Type: Carving, 2/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c. Description: Approx. 2/3 life size; mounted on smooth mound base, horizontal stance facing forward; glass eyes, painted detail, wire legs set into base, painted feet. Signed and marked "White-throated Sparrow by W.H. Gilley, Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.51	1060	Pintail, Pair	Carving, Multiple Birds, Miniatures	Birds	Pintail, Pair Accession #: 81.1.51 Identifier: 1060 Type: Carving, Multiple Birds, Miniatures Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1960 c. Description: Miniatures; pair standing side by side, female to the right, male to the left on driftwood base; glass eyes, lead feet, painted feather detail. Signed "Gilley" and marked "Made for Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.55	1063	Bald Eagle	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Bald Eagle Accession #: 81.1.55 Identifier: 1063 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Miniature; perched on driftwood "stump," attached to flat driftwood base, erect posture, facing forward; glass eyes, metal feet, adult plumage. Signed and dated "Gilley '73" on right side of base. Marked "Addie Gilley" on underside of base. One of only three miniature eagles.
81.1.56	1064	Bald Eagle	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Bald Eagle Accession #: 81.1.56 Identifier: 1064 Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Miniature; mounted on driftwood base, erect posture, head turned right; glass eyes, metal feet, adult plumage. Signed and dated "Gilley '73" on right side of base. Marked "Addie Gilley" on underside of base. One of only three eagle miniatures.
81.1.57	1066	Dark-eyed Junco	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Dark-eyed Junco Accession #: 81.1.57 Identifier: 1066 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1970 Description: Life size; mounted on driftwood base, horizontal stance; glass eyes, wire legs and feet, painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on right of base. Marked "Junco, Addie Gilley, 1970" on underside of base.
81.1.60	1068	Whistling Swan	Carving, Decoy, Miniature	Birds	Whistling Swan Accession #: 81.1.60 Identifier: 1068 Type: Carving, Decoy, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1970 c. Description: Miniature; "swimming" swan, neck erect, facing forward; painted and carved detail. Stamped "Wendell H. Gilley, Southwest Harbor, Maine, 04679, male Whistling Swan made for Addie Gilley by (writing smeared.) Only swimming swan made by W.H. Gilley.
81.1.61	1069	Wren	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Wren Accession #: 81.1.61 Identifier: 1069 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1979 Description: Life size; perched on twig screwed onto carved wood base, head and tail erect; glass eyes, painted feather detail, wired by feet. Signed "Gilley '79" on left of base. Marked "Addie Gilley birthday, 1979: on underside of base.
81.1.62	1070	Black-capped Chickadee	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Black-capped Chickadee Accession #: 81.1.62 Identifier: 1070 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: Life size; perched sideways on twig, mounted on carved wooden base, beak open; glass eyes, wire legs and feet. Signed "Gilley" on right front of base as well as underside of base. Marked "Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.65	1073	Killdeer	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Killdeer Accession #: 81.1.65 Identifier: 1073 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1975 Description: Life size; adult on driftwood base, body horizontal, head erect, facing forward, right foot raised with only middle toe touching base; glass eyes, carved, burned and painted feather detail, wire legs and feet. Signed "Gilley" on right of base. Marked and dates "Killdeer, Addie Gilley, 1975" on underside of base.
81.1.66	1074	Green-winged Teal	Carving, 1/3 Life-size	Birds	Green-winged Teal Accession #: 81.1.66 Identifier: 1074 Type: Carving, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1974 Description: Approx. 1/3 life size; adult on natural burl base, head turned slightly to right, hunched back, squatting; burned and painted detail, feet lead. Signed and dated "Gilley '74" on right of base. Marked "Green-winged teal by W. Gilley for Addie Gilley, 1974" on underside of base.
81.1.67	1075	American Goldfinch, Male	Carving, Life-size	Birds	American Goldfinch, Male Accession #: 81.1.67 Identifier: 1075 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c. Description: Approx. Life size; adult male, glass eyes, painted plumage detail, wire legs set into green mound base. Marked "Goldfinch by W.H Gilley, Addie Gilley." on underside of base.
81.1.69	1077	Woodcock	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Woodcock Accession #: 81.1.69 Identifier: 1077 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1971 Description: Life size; adult nestled on natural wood base, head pulled down, beak pointing downward, toes protruding; glass eyes, wire toes, painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on base. Marked and dated "Woodcock, 1971, Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.71	1079	Yellowlegs	Carving, Decoy, Life-size	Birds	Yellowlegs Accession #: 81.1.71 Identifier: 1079 Type: Carving, Decoy, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1969 Description: Life size; working/decorative decoy - disassembles into four pieces: beak, head, body and leg/base - body hollow, hinged on bottom, closes on back with hasp, head and beak can be enclosed in body; glass eyes, painted detail, single dowel leg set in driftwood base. Signed "Gilley '69" on rear of base. Marked "Only two made, property of Addie Gilley" on underside of base. A copy of a decoy pattern, one of two ever made by W.H. Gilley. [show more]
81.1.73	1081	Osprey with Flounder	Carving, 1/4 Life-size	Birds	Osprey with Flounder Accession #: 81.1.73 Identifier: 1081 Type: Carving, 1/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1955 c. Description: Approx. 1/4 life size; perched on driftwood base, carved flounder under left talon, bird is hunched over prey, beak partially open; glass eyes, cast talons, painted, burned and carved detail, flounder unpainted. Unsigned.
81.1.75	1083	Ring-necked Pheasant, Male	Carving, 1/3 Life-size	Birds	Ring-necked Pheasant, Male Accession #: 81.1.75 Identifier: 1083 Type: Carving, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Approx. 1/3 life size; perched on driftwood base, stands erect, tail horizontal; glass eyes, painted detail, wire legs and feet. Smeared signature on right side of base, "Gilley." Marked and dated "Ring-necked Pheasant by W. Gilley, 1973, Addie" on underside of base.
81.1.77	1085	Bobwhite Quail, Pair	Carving, Pair, Life-size	Birds	Bobwhite Quail, Pair Accession #: 81.1.77 Identifier: 1085 Type: Carving, Pair, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1974 Description: Life size; pair mounted on driftwood base, male stands erect on right, female squats on left, head toward ground; both have glass eyes, wire feet and legs, painted detail. Unsigned, unmarked.
81.1.78	1086	Bobwhite Quail, Male	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Bobwhite Quail, Male Accession #: 81.1.78 Identifier: 1086 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1947 Description: Life size; mounted on carved mound base, standing erect, facing forward; glass eyes, wire legs, sheet metal feet, carved and painted detail. Unmarked.
81.1.85	1092	Long-tailed Duck, Female	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Long-tailed Duck, Female Accession #: 81.1.85 Identifier: 1092 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1970 c. Description: Life size; swimming, flat bottom; glass eyes, primer coat of paint only. Unsigned. Companion piece no. 81.1.84.
81.1.86	1093	Blue-winged Teal, Male	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Blue-winged Teal, Male Accession #: 81.1.86 Identifier: 1093 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1974 Description: Life size; drake mounted on burned driftwood base, head turned left, beak down; glass eyes, metal feet, carved, burned and painted detail. Signed "Gilley '74" on left side of base, marked "Blue-winged Teal by W.G. Gilley, 1974, made for Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.87	1094	Cinnamon Teal	Carving, Decoy, Life-size	Birds	Cinnamon Teal Accession #: 81.1.87 Identifier: 1094 Type: Carving, Decoy, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1970 Description: Life size decoy; Swimming Teal, flat bottom, neck erect/back, facing forward; glass eyes, carved and painted detail. Marked, signed and dated "Made for Addie Gilley, Cinnamon Teal by W.H. Gilley, 1970" on underside.
81.1.89	1096	Atlantic Puffin	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Atlantic Puffin Accession #: 81.1.89 Identifier: 1096 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 Description: Life size; mounted on wood covered with sand simulating rock, erect posture, head turned slightly right; glass eyes, metal feet, carved, burned and painted detail. Marked, dated and signed "Property of Addie Gilley, Xmas 1977, made by Wendell Gilley, 1977" on underside of base.
81.1.92	1099	Mallard Drake	Carving, 1/2 Life-size	Birds	Mallard Drake Accession #: 81.1.92 Identifier: 1099 Type: Carving, 1/2 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1970 c. Description: Approx. 1/2 life size; stands up semi erect, head turned to left; metal feet, carved and painted detail. Marked "Addie Gilley" on underside.
81.1.93	1100	Loon with Chick and Egg	Carving, Multiple Birds, Varying Sizes	Birds	Loon with Chick and Egg Accession #: 81.1.93 Identifier: 1100 Type: Carving, Multiple Birds, Varying Sizes Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1964 Description: Common loon adult standing over nest with attached egg and unattached chick, head bent down, beak touching unhatched egg on oblong wooden base covered with sand and nesting material; adult loon has glass eyes, carved and painted detail, metal feet; egg painted; chick one-piece, beak open, flat bottom, pinhead eyes, painted detail. Marked, dated and signed "Made for Addie Gilley, 1964, Common Loon by Wendell Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.95	1102	Mallard Drake	Carving, 1/3 Life-size	Birds	Mallard Drake Accession #: 81.1.95 Identifier: 1102 Type: Carving, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1970 c. Description: Approx. 1/3 life size; mounted on driftwood base, standing semi-erect, head turned right; glass eyes, metal feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on left of base.
81.1.98	1104	Upland Plover	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Upland Plover Accession #: 81.1.98 Identifier: 1104 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1974 Description: Life size; mounted on driftwood base, standing erect, right leg raised, head turned left; glass eyes, metal legs, carved, burned and painted detail. Marked, dated and signed "for Addie Gilley, Upland Plover by W.H. Giley, 1974" on underside of base. Also called upland sandpiper Companion piece no. 81.1.97
81.1.100	1106	Saw-whet Owl	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Saw-whet Owl Accession #: 81.1.100 Identifier: 1106 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: Life size adult; mounted on driftwood stump attached to carved oblong wooden base, perched upright, three toes of each foot protruding; glass eyes - somewhat marred, carved, burned and painted detail. Signed and dated "Gilley '76" on rear of driftwood.
81.1.103	1108	Wild Turkey, Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds	Wild Turkey, Pair Accession #: 81.1.103 Identifier: 1108 Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1975 Description: Approx. 1/6 life size adults; mounted on driftwood attached to oblong carved wooden base, male on right, head erect and turned slightly right; glass eyes, wire legs, bristle "beard" - female on right, head lowered, right leg back in scratching pose; glass eyes, metal legs; both have carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on left side of driftwood. Marked and dated "Made for Addie Gilley birthday, 1975, Wild Turkey 1975, by Wendell Gilley" on underside of base. [show more]
81.1.104	1109	White-winged Scoter	Carving, Decoy, Life-size	Birds	White-winged Scoter Accession #: 81.1.104 Identifier: 1109 Type: Carving, Decoy, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1968 Description: Life-size; Swimming, flat bottomed adult, head erect, facing inward; Glass eyed, smooth surface with some carved and painted decorative detail, several piece hollow construction. Signed and dated "W. Gilley, 1968" on underside.
81.1.105	1110	Black Capped Chickadee, Pair	Carving, Pair, Life-size	Birds	Black Capped Chickadee, Pair Accession #: 81.1.105 Identifier: 1110 Type: Carving, Pair, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1959 Description: Two life-sized chickadees on a driftwood base, one hanging upside down on branch, one standing on bottom left of base; both have pin head eyes, wire legs, painted details. Signed and dated "Gilley '59" on left side of base. Bottom of base covered with grey felt.
81.1.106	1111	Green-winged Teal	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Green-winged Teal Accession #: 81.1.106 Identifier: 1111 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1974 Description: Life size drake; standing on driftwood base, head erect, turned to left; Glass eyes, metal feet, carved , burned and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on left rear of base. Marked "For Addie Gilley, Green -winged Teal by W.H. Gilley, 1974" on underside of base. Stamped "W.H. Gilley" between legs.
81.1.107	1112	Green Heron	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Green Heron Accession #: 81.1.107 Identifier: 1112 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: Life-size; Adult bird on driftwood base, standing hunched over as if fishing; Glass eyes, metal legs, painted, carved, burned details. Signed "Gilley '76" on underside of base. Marked "Green Heron by Wendell Gilley, 1976."
81.1.108	1113	Canada Goose	Carving, 1/4 Life-size	Birds	Canada Goose Accession #: 81.1.108 Identifier: 1113 Type: Carving, 1/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1972 Description: Approx. 1/4 life size; Adult mounted on driftwood base, standing upright, body horizontal, neck erect, head turned slightly left; glass eyes, metal feet, carved and painted detail. Unsigned. Paint cracked at top of right leg.
81.1.114	1119	Green-winged Teal	Carving, Decoy, Life-size	Birds	Green-winged Teal Accession #: 81.1.114 Identifier: 1119 Type: Carving, Decoy, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Approx. life size; swimming adult, flat bottom, neck erect, head turned slightly left; glass eyes; burned and painted detail. Unsigned.
81.1.115	1120	White-winged Scoter	Carving, Decoy, Life-size	Birds	White-winged Scoter Accession #: 81.1.115 Identifier: 1120 Type: Carving, Decoy, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: Life size; swimming, flat bottom adult, neck partially down, turned left; glass eyes, carved, burned and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on underside of tail. Textured surface.
81.1.117	1122	Brown Pelican	Carving, 1/5 Life-size	Birds	Brown Pelican Accession #: 81.1.117 Identifier: 1122 Type: Carving, 1/5 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: Approx. 1/5 life size; adult on driftwood stump attached to carved oblong base, standing on toes, wings raised over head, head turned slightly to right; glass eyes, carved, burned and painted detail. Unsigned.
81.1.119	1124	Cardinal, Pair	Carving, Pair, Life-size	Birds	Cardinal, Pair Accession #: 81.1.119 Identifier: 1124 Type: Carving, Pair, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1962 Description: Life size; adult male and female on driftwood attached to oblong carved wooden base, male on branch above female, perched, tilted downward, tail raised, female on lower part of branch, body horizontal, head cocked right. Signed "Gilley" on lower left of base front. Marked "Property of Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
81.1.120	1125	Ruffed Grouse, Male	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Ruffed Grouse, Male Accession #: 81.1.120 Identifier: 1125 Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Life size; adult male on driftwood base, standing, tail slightly raised, feathers spread, head turned slightly left, carved, burned and painted detail; glass eyes, metal feet. Marked "Ruffed Grouse by W.H. Gilley, 1973, property of Addie Gilley, Southwest Harbor, Maine" on underside of base.

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