Accession #	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
	1365	Letter to the Wendell Gilley Museum from Sonia Cohn, Apr. 4, 1983	Document, Correspondence	Carvings People	Letter to the Wendell Gilley Museum from Sonia Cohn, Apr. 4, 1983 Identifier: 1365    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings People Creator: Cohn - Sonia Cohn. Date: 1983-04-04 Description: The letter writer is asking for more information on Wendell Gilley after watching a Boston television program profiling him. She also mentions owning a Gilley carving of a mallard pair.
	1430	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Carved Osprey	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Carved Osprey Identifier: 1430    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley outdoors holding carved osprey
	1454	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird Identifier: 1454    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1455	Wendell Gilley Carving Wings	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving Wings Identifier: 1455    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1456	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird Identifier: 1456    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1484	Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop	Image, Photograph	Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop Identifier: 1484    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley at work at his carving desk
	1541	Wendell Gilley and Steven Rockefeller	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley and Steven Rockefeller Identifier: 1541    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley, holding a carving of a ruffed grouse, with Steven Rockefeller. On reverse side of photograph: "Wendell Gilley in his S.W. Harbor Studio"
	1542	Wendell Gilley with life-size wild turkey carving	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley with life-size wild turkey carving Identifier: 1542    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Creator: Brown - W. L. Brown Date: 1973 Description: On reverse side of photograph: "Taken by W. L. Brown Summer of 1973"
	1563	Making a Difference, What it Takes to Make a Duck	Publication, Periodical	Carvings People	Making a Difference, What it Takes to Make a Duck Identifier: 1563    Type: Publication, Periodical Subject: Carvings People Date: 1986-02 Description: Article from Audubon Adventures, volume 2, number 4 (February/March 1986). Matthew Beal and Stephen Brooks are interviewed about learning to carve at the Wendell Gilley Museum with museum artist Steven Valleau.
	1590	David and Nelson Rockefeller	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	David and Nelson Rockefeller Identifier: 1590    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1977 Description: David and Nelson Rockefeller holding the bald eagle David commissioned from Wendell Gilley as a gift for Nelson.
	1592	Wendell H. Gilley Painting a Cardinal	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Painting a Cardinal Identifier: 1592    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley at his work table painting a carving of a cardinal, bookshelves in background
	1593	Wendell H. Gilley	Image, Photograph	Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Identifier: 1593    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley working on a wood carving. At his collar he is wearing a pin shaped like a duck.
	1594	Wendell Gilley in his Workshop	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley in his Workshop Identifier: 1594    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell uses a barber's chair he converted into a workbench to hold an eagle carving while he works on it.
	1596	Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant Identifier: 1596    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gillley seated at his workbench carving what appears to be a miniature pheasant. Pieces of driftwood are on table behind him
	1004	Wendell Holmes Gilley at Work on a Goose	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Holmes Gilley at Work on a Goose Identifier: 1004    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1975 Description: Wendell Gilley painting a Canada Goose. Reverse side marked: "W SW '75"
	1222	Wendell H. Gilley with Osprey - 1972	Image, Photograph	Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley with Osprey - 1972 Identifier: 1222    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings People Date: 1972 Description: Wendell Gilley holding carved osprey in a snow covered yard, Southeast Harbor, Maine
	1223	Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop - Oct. 1971	Image, Photograph	Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop - Oct. 1971 Identifier: 1223    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings People Date: 1971 - 10 Description: Wendell Gilley at work on a carving in his workshop.
	1224	Wendell H. Gilley in his Workshop	Image, Photograph	Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley in his Workshop Identifier: 1224    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley working on a carving, cormorants and herons on the wall behind him
	1225	Wendell H. Gilley Carving Eagle	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Carving Eagle Identifier: 1225    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley at workbench carving eagle with raised wings
	1226	Wendell H. Gilley with Eagle, November 1970	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley with Eagle, November 1970 Identifier: 1226    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1970-11 Description: Wendell Gilley standing next to unfinished half life size carved eagle
	1227	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Eagle Carving and Miniature Mallard, Summer 1971	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Eagle Carving and Miniature Mallard, Summer 1971 Identifier: 1227    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Creator: Kelly - Diane L. Date: 1971 Description: Wendell Gilley standing in front of garage holding two carvings, an eagle and his first carving, a mallard made in 1930. On back of photo: "Wendell, Gilley, summer 1971, taken by Diane L. Kelly, his 1st & present bird in progress."
	1228	Wendell H. Gilley, September 1974	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley, September 1974 Identifier: 1228    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1974-09 Description: Wendell Gilley next to a shelf holding carving of Canada geese
	1229	Wendell H. Gilley Carving a Grouse	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Carving a Grouse Identifier: 1229    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley in his workshop carving, tools hanging on wall next to him
	1230	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Owl Carving	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Owl Carving Identifier: 1230    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley outdoors holding small carving of an owl perched on a driftwood branch
	1232	Wendell H. Gilley holding Official Seal of the State of Maine, 1955	Image, Photograph	Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley holding Official Seal of the State of Maine, 1955 Identifier: 1232    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings People Date: 1955 Description: Wendell Gilley holding the carving of the Maine state seal he carved for the Northeast Harbor Public Library
	1280	Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop - Dec. 1960	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop - Dec. 1960 Identifier: 1280    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1960 - 12 Description: Wendell Gilley in his workshop with carvings of cormorants, heron, and osprey.
	1218	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	Document, Correspondence	Birds Carvings Object, Other Object, Decoys	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Identifier: 1218    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Birds Carvings Object, Other Object, Decoys Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1970-06-10 Description: Letter describing the making of 36 duck decoys.. O'brien also mentions picking up a finished woodcock from Gilley.
	1598	Carved Wooden Molds	Image, Photograph	Carvings Object, Metalworking, Casting Mold	Carved Wooden Molds Identifier: 1598    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings Object, Metalworking, Casting Mold Description: Various wooden molds Wendell Gilley carved for use in making cast lead feet
	1353	Letter to Nina Gormley from Gertrude Bancroft	Document, Correspondence	Carvings Gardens	Letter to Nina Gormley from Gertrude Bancroft Identifier: 1353    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Gardens Creator: Bancroft - Gertrude Storey Bancroft (1923-2002) Date: 1989 Description: This letter is a reply to the Gilley Museum Director's request for a garden to be donated by the Garden Club of Mount Desert. It also mentions a carving of three gulls on a driftwood based that Mrs. Bancroft commissioned from Wendell Gilley.
	1238	Down East Bird Carving Exhibit Announcement	Document, Advertising	Carvings Events, Exhibitions People	Down East Bird Carving Exhibit Announcement Identifier: 1238    Type: Document, Advertising Subject: Carvings Events, Exhibitions People Date: 1976 Description: Page from an unknown publication announcing Gilley's exhibit of bird carvings at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
	1560	Addie and Wendell Gilley with Barn Owl, Shorebirds and Ducks, Opening Day	Image, Photograph	Carvings Events People	Addie and Wendell Gilley with Barn Owl, Shorebirds and Ducks, Opening Day Identifier: 1560    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings Events People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Addie and Wendell Gilley passing display cases at the museum's opening day.
96.2.10	1287	Great Blue Heron	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Great Blue Heron Accession #: 96.2.10 Identifier: 1287    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Figure permanently mounted on round footed base, intended to be covered with a glass dome. Top of base is a 3/4 inch diameter inner-ground of fine sand. Heron has cast lead legs and feet, lead-strip crest feathers, glass eyes. Signed "Gilley" on side of driftwood "stump" below left side of bird ; no date.
	1330	Eagles	Document, Typescript	Birds Carvings	Eagles Identifier: 1330    Type: Document, Typescript Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Typescript draft of a section included in The Art of Bird Carving by Wendell Gilley describing his techniques for carving eagles.
	1354	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Donal C. O'Brien, Jr., May 9, 1980	Document, Correspondence	Carvings	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Donal C. O'Brien, Jr., May 9, 1980 Identifier: 1354    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1980-05-09 Description: Discusses carvings to be included in the museum collection.
	1355	Letter from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. to Belton Kleberg (B. K.) Johnson, May 6, 1971	Document, Correspondence	Birds Carvings	Letter from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. to Belton Kleberg (B. K.) Johnson, May 6, 1971 Identifier: 1355    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-05-06 Description: Letter describes a carving of a blue quail and bobwhite purchased by Johnson
89.3.22	1356	Bluebird	Carving, Almost Life-size	Birds Carvings	Bluebird Accession #: 89.3.22 Identifier: 1356    Type: Carving, Almost Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: Adult male Eastern bluebird ; ovoid pine base with multi-twigged branch rising from off-center; narrow-bodied bird sits on a lower twig, head turned to left and slightly raised ; glass eyes, metal feet, no visible legs. Inscribed: "Bluebird by Wendell Gilley for Harold and Gladys Townsend Xmas 1976" on underside of base
20.01.121	1372	Chickadee	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Chickadee Accession #: 20.01.121 Identifier: 1372    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1981 Description: Signed "Gilley '81" on right side of carved oblong base. Artist's stamp on underside of base
20.01.122	1373	Chickadee, Pair	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Chickadee, Pair Accession #: 20.01.122 Identifier: 1373    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1960 ca. Description: Signed "Gilley" on right side of base
	1410	Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from John A. Silver, Sept. 9, 1986	Document, Correspondence	Carvings People	Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from John A. Silver, Sept. 9, 1986 Identifier: 1410    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings People Creator: Silver - John A. Silver Date: 1986-09-09 Description: Letter describes Mr. Silver's visit to Elmer Crowell's workshop where he purchased several miniature bird carvings, and his subsequent visit to Wendell Gilley's workshop. Enclosed are photographs of a greater yellowlegs and a duck carved by Crowell. Silver also describes Wendell Gilley's trip to Abercrombie and Fitch where he was inspired to start bird carving.
	1411	Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley	Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card	Birds Carvings	Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley Identifier: 1411    Type: Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Christmas card featuring a pair of carved wood ducks on a piece of driftwood. No date. Signed "Addie & Wendell Gilley"
	1412	Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1969	Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card	Birds Carvings	Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1969 Identifier: 1412    Type: Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1969 Description: Christmas card featuring a carving of a family of bald eagles, the female perched on the edge of the nest of two chicks, the male on a branch above with wings spread. Marked 1969 on reverse of card
	1413	Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1976	Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card	Birds Carvings	Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1976 Identifier: 1413    Type: Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 Description: Christmas card featuring a carved barn owl on a piece of driftwood. Signed "Addie & Wendell Gilley." Marked "Xmas 1976" on reverse side of card
	1414	Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1967	Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card	Birds Carvings	Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1967 Identifier: 1414    Type: Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1967 Description: Christmas card featuring a carved saw-whet owl surrounded by snow covered greenery. Signed "Sincerely, Wendell & Addie Gilley" and dated 1967 on reverse side of card
	1415	Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1968	Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card	Birds Carvings	Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1968 Identifier: 1415    Type: Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1968 Description: Christmas card featuring a carved saw-whet owl. Signed "Wendell & Addie Gilley" below image. Marked 1968 on reverse side of card.
	1438	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, December 2, 1979	Document, Correspondence	Carvings	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, December 2, 1979 Identifier: 1438    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1979-12-02 Description: Letter to the President of Warren Tool Co., Fred Clark, discussing carving knives and blades
	1439	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 6, 1978	Document, Correspondence	Birds Carvings People	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 6, 1978 Identifier: 1439    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Birds Carvings People Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1978-11-06 Description: Letter to the President of Warren Tool Co., Fred Clark, containing Wendell Gilley's pencil illustrations of carving knives and blades
	1440	Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from Donald M. Fenner, August 26, 2001	Document, Correspondence	Carvings	Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from Donald M. Fenner, August 26, 2001 Identifier: 1440    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Creator: Fenner - Donald M. Fenner Date: 2001-08-26 Description: Describes Wendell Gilley's visit to Herkimer New York where in 1967 Fenner invited him to be guest speaker at the National Woodcarvers Association Woodcarving Show held there. This letter is accompanied by photos of Wendell Gillley at the show.
	1441	Photograph of Donald M. Fenner and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967.	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Photograph of Donald M. Fenner and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967. Identifier: 1441    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1967-05 Description: Photograph accompanies letter from Donald M. Fenner to the Gilley Museum. Back of photograph marked: "DMF, Wendell Gilley, NWCA Meeting Herkimer, N.Y. May 1967, examining carvings by Erwin Caldwell".
	1442	Photograph of Helen Lay Strong, Ed Gallenstein and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967.	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Photograph of Helen Lay Strong, Ed Gallenstein and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967. Identifier: 1442    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1967-05 Description: Photograph accompanies letter from Donald M. Fenner to the Gilley Museum. Back of photograph marked: "Helen Lay Strong - died June 13, 1995, Ed Gallenstein - President National Woodcarvers Association, Wendell Gilley, NWCA Herkimer Meeting, May 1967".
	1443	Ed Moore and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967.	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Ed Moore and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967. Identifier: 1443    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1967-05 Description: Photograph accompanies letter from Donald M. Fenner to the Gilley Museum. The two carvers are shown seated with various carvings by Wendell Gilley. The pintail in Gilley's hands was given to Fenner. Back of photograph marked: "'Captain' Ed Moore, Wendell L. [sic] Gilley, Woodcarvers Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y. May 1967"
	1444	Ed Moore and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967.	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Ed Moore and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967. Identifier: 1444    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1967-05 Description: Photograph accompanies letter from Donald M. Fenner to the Gilley Museum. The two carvers are shown seated with various carvings by Wendell Gilley. The pintail in Gilley's hands was given to Fenner. Back of photograph marked: "N.Y.S. Wood carvers Convention Herkimer - May 1967 " ; stamped: "Carlyle W. Kennedy."
	1480	Rough Draft of Article by Fred Clark for The Mallet	Document, Manuscript	Carvings People	Rough Draft of Article by Fred Clark for The Mallet Identifier: 1480    Type: Document, Manuscript Subject: Carvings People Creator: Clark - Fred Clark Date: 1980 c Description: The published version of this draft appeared with the title "A Visit with Wendell Gilley, A Legend in the Carving World" in the National Carver's Museum publication, The Mallet. The author indicates that in Nov. 1979 Wendell told him about the planned building of the Wendell Gilley Museum.
	1486	Osprey relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Object, Art	Osprey relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1486    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Object, Art Creator: Farrin - Robin Farrin Date: 1997 Description: Panel carved by Gilley Museum Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau ca 1995 ; one of a series marking the fifteenth anniversary of the museum.
	1487	Puffin relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Object, Art	Puffin relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1487    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Object, Art Creator: Farrin - Robin Farrin Date: 1997 Description: Panel carved by Gilley Museum Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau ca 1995 ; one of a series marking the fifteenth anniversary of the museum.
	1488	American robin relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Object, Art	American robin relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1488    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Object, Art Creator: Farrin - Robin Farrin Date: 1997 Description: Panel carved by Gilley Museum Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau ca 1995
	1489	Heron relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Object, Art	Heron relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1489    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Object, Art Creator: Farrin - Robin Farrin Date: 1997 Description: Panel carved by Gilley Museum Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau ca 1995 ; one of a series marking the fifteenth anniversary of the museum.
	1490	Owl relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Object, Art	Owl relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1490    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Object, Art Creator: Farrin - Robin Farrin Date: 1997 Description: Panel carved by Gilley Museum Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau ca 1995 ; one of a series marking the fifteenth anniversary of the museum.
88.4.1	1500	Canvasback, Male	Carving, Decoy	Birds Carvings	Canvasback, Male Accession #: 88.4.1 Identifier: 1500    Type: Carving, Decoy Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1974 Description: Decorative decoy depicting an adult canvasback drake. Signed W.H. Gilley, dated 1974. Inscribed "Made for Robert Kurtz"
95.1.1	1504	Yellow-shafted Flicker	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Yellow-shafted Flicker Accession #: 95.1.1 Identifier: 1504    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1969 Tags: highlights Description: One of sixty-one carvings exhibited in a major museum retrospective "Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley" at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia in 1976/77. Adult male northern flicker in a feeding position on driftwood mount ; glass eyes, cast lead feet with curved talons "gripping" the curves of the driftwood ; signed "Gilley" in black ink on lower left of the upper surface of the mount ; additionally signed on the flat underside of the base in three separate areas: "Yellow-shafted Flicker" and "By W.H. Gilley 1969" and "Made especially for Dr. & Mrs. J.L. Hollander." [show more]
	1511	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Capt. Benjamin H. Rigg, Oct. 26, 1964	Document, Correspondence	Carvings	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Capt. Benjamin H. Rigg, Oct. 26, 1964 Identifier: 1511    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1964-10-26 Description: Letter accompanied by a cardboard pattern of a spread tail grouse and a photograph of a belt grinder
	1512	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Mr. and Mrs. Foster B. Whitlock, February 19, 1982	Document, Correspondence	Carvings Organizations, Civic	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Mr. and Mrs. Foster B. Whitlock, February 19, 1982 Identifier: 1512    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Organizations, Civic Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1982-02-19 Description: Letter mentions meetings of the Mount Desert Island Bird Club and MDI Hospital Auxiliary being held at the Gilley Museum. Enclosed with the letter is a Polaroid photo of an unpainted eagle carving. Wendell also mentions working on two life-size grouse .
	1513	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Mr. and Mrs. Foster B. Whitlock, March 17, 1982	Document, Correspondence	Carvings	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Mr. and Mrs. Foster B. Whitlock, March 17, 1982 Identifier: 1513    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1982-03-17 Description: Letter mentions receiving a bird book from the Whitlocks. It also talks about working on carvings of an eagle with a fish and a ruffed grouse with spread tail and another taking off in flight. Enclosed with the letter are drawings of male and female swimming buffleheads.
	1514	Wood Duck, Pair	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Wood Duck, Pair Identifier: 1514    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Black and white photograph of a wood duck pair labeled "Wendell Gilley - Wood Duck" on reverse
	1515	Pileated Woodpecker	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Pileated Woodpecker Identifier: 1515    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Rockefeller - Dori Selene Rockefeller Description: Black and white photograph with label: "Pileated woodpecker. 1970 carving by Wendell Gilley - Collection of Wendell Gilley Museum - photo by Dori Selene Rockefeller" on reverse
	1516	Bobwhite Quail, Pair	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bobwhite Quail, Pair Identifier: 1516    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Black and white photograph labeled: " Wendell Gilley - Quail (Bobwhite)" on reverse
	1517	Green-winged Teal and Blue-winged Teal	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Green-winged Teal and Blue-winged Teal Identifier: 1517    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Black and white photograph of green-winged and blue-winged teal drakes
	1518	Great Horned Owl	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Great Horned Owl Identifier: 1518    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Black and white photograph labeled: "Wendell Gilley - Great Horned Owl" on reverse
	1519	Ruffed Grouse	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Ruffed Grouse Identifier: 1519    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Rockefeller - Dori Selene Rockefeller Description: Black and white photograph labeled "Ruffed Grouse. 1981 carving by Wendell Gilley - collection of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gilley - photo by Dori Selene Rockefeller" on reverse
	1520	Bobwhite Quail	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bobwhite Quail Identifier: 1520    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Black and white photograph of three flying bobwhite quail
	1521	Bufflehead	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bufflehead Identifier: 1521    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Black and white photograph labeled: "Wendell Gilley - Bufflehead" on reverse
	1522	Great Blue Heron with Trout	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Great Blue Heron with Trout Identifier: 1522    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Black and white photograph labeled "Wendell Gilley - Great Blue Heron" and inscribed "Woodcarving of a 'Great Blue Heron with Trout' by Wendell Gilley, 1974 - collection of the Wendell Gilley Museum, Southwest Harbor" in red ink on reverse
	1523	Golden Eagle	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Golden Eagle Identifier: 1523    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Rockefeller - Dori Selene Rockefeller Description: Black and white photograph labeled "Golden eagle. 1980 carving by Wendell Gilley - collection of Wendell Gilley Museum - photo by Dori Selene Rockefeller" on reverse
21.01.03	1524	Ring-necked Pheasant	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Ring-necked Pheasant Accession #: 21.01.03 Identifier: 1524    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1957 Description: Slightly larger than miniature; male ; signed and dated "Gilley '57" on front top corner of driftwood base
21.01.02	1525	Canada Geese	Carving, Pair, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Canada Geese Accession #: 21.01.02 Identifier: 1525    Type: Carving, Pair, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Pair of Canada geese on driftwood base ; Signed "W.H. Gilley" on underside ; no date apparent.
21.01.01	1526	Canada Geese	Carving, Pair, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Canada Geese Accession #: 21.01.01 Identifier: 1526    Type: Carving, Pair, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1950 Description: Pair of Canada geese on driftwood base ; "McInnes" written on underside of base ; stamped "1950"
	1529	Wendell Gilley Carving an Osprey, November 1981	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving an Osprey, November 1981 Identifier: 1529    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1981-11-21 Description: Polaroid photograph of Wendell Gilley in his workshop working on an osprey carving
	1540	Wendell Gilley with Great Horned Owl	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley with Great Horned Owl Identifier: 1540    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1972-06-30 Description: Wendell Gilley standing next to a life size great horned owl carving. Also shown are carvings of a Canada goose, woodcock, and an unpainted pair of cormorants.
	1543	Bangor Daily News article, Oct. 31, 1984.	Newspaper Clipping	Carvings People	Bangor Daily News article, Oct. 31, 1984. Identifier: 1543    Type: Newspaper Clipping Subject: Carvings People Date: 1984-10-31 Description: Article from the Bangor Daily News reporting on a donation of Wendell Gilley bird carvings by artist Ethel Mae James to the museum
	1550	Carving of Great Blue Heron with Trout in Wendell H. Gilley's Workshop	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Carving of Great Blue Heron with Trout in Wendell H. Gilley's Workshop Identifier: 1550    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Date: 1979-08 Description: Great blue heron with trout shown on table in Gilley's workshop along with other smaller carvings
	1552	Letter from Frank S. Land to Wendell H. Gilley.	Document, Correspondence	Carvings People	Letter from Frank S. Land to Wendell H. Gilley. Identifier: 1552    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings People Creator: Land - Frank S. Land (1890-1959) Date: 1956 Description: Letter from the founder of the Order of Demolay, Frank S. Land, instructing Wendell Gilley to choose and send carvings to Harry S. Truman, Dr. Frank Stanton, president of CBS, Leon Leonidoff, producer of Radio City Music Hall shows, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and White House aide Bernard Shanley. The cost of the five carvings was $250.
	1556	Letter to Steven C. Rockefeller from Nina Z. Gormley, March 16, 1990	Document, Correspondence	Carvings Events, Exhibitions	Letter to Steven C. Rockefeller from Nina Z. Gormley, March 16, 1990 Identifier: 1556    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Events, Exhibitions Creator: Gormley - Nina Z. Gormley Date: 1990-03-16 Description: Letter regarding the possible exhibition of a Gilley piece in the Spirits and Nature Exhibition organized by Steven Rockefeller and held at Middlebury College. The piece was a carved and painted group of eiders made in 1970. Color slide transparency enclosed with letter
	1557	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from J. Edgar Hoover	Document, Correspondence	Carvings People	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from J. Edgar Hoover Identifier: 1557    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings People Creator: Hoover - J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) Date: 1957-05-01 Description: Letter typed on FBI letterhead and signed by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover in gold ink thanking Wendell Gilley for the gift of carved bobwhites sent on behalf of Frank S. Land.
	1558	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Goodwin J. Knight	Document, Correspondence	Carvings People	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Goodwin J. Knight Identifier: 1558    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings People Creator: Knight - Goodwin Knight (1896-1970) Date: 1957-04-08 Description: Thank you letter from the Governor of California thanking Wendell Gilley for a carving of a quail, which he placed on his desk in the Governor's Mansion.
	1559	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from C. G. Wellington	Document, Correspondence	Carvings People	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from C. G. Wellington Identifier: 1559    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings People Creator: Wellington - C. G. (Clarence George) Wellington (1890-1960) Date: 1957-03-04 Description: Letter typed on Kansas City Star letterhead from Executive Editor Clarence G. Wellington thanking Wendell Gilley for carved birds sent on behalf of Frank S. Land.
	1561	Common eider relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Object, Art	Common eider relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1561    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Object, Art Date: 1995 c Description: Panel carved by Gilley Museum Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau ca 1995 ; one of a series marking the fifteenth anniversary of the museum.
	1564	Woodcock	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Woodcock Identifier: 1564    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Woodcock on driftwood base ; head turned slightly to the right. Signed "Gilley" on right side of base ; inscribed "Woodcock by W. H. Gilley" on underside of base. No date visible.
	1566	Herring Gull	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull Identifier: 1566    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Herring gull perched on wooden post. No date or signature visible. Stamp "W.H. Gilley" visible under white paint between legs. Bird detaches from base.
	1568	Long-billed Curlew	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Long-billed Curlew Identifier: 1568    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Date: 1980-11 Description: Snapshot of curlew carved by Wendell Gilley placed on a coffee table. "Addie's Xmas present" written on reverse side of photograph
	1573	Bald Eagle	Carving	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle Identifier: 1573    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1982 Description: Eagle standing over fish. Signed "Gilley" on front of base; inscribed "Bald Eagle 1982 by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base. Metal fish is removeable.
22.04.10	1615	Wood carving.	Publication, Book	Carvings	Wood carving. Accession #: 22.04.10 Identifier: 1615    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Carvings Creator: Skinner - Freda Skinner Date: 1961 Description: Illustrated by Constance Morton. Published by Bonanza Books.
22.04.13	1618	The art of wood carving.	Publication, Book	Carvings	The art of wood carving. Accession #: 22.04.13 Identifier: 1618    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Carvings Creator: Upton - John Upton (1897-) Date: 1958 Description: Published by D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc.
22.04.15	1620	Art of the decoy : American bird carvings.	Publication, Book	Birds Carvings	Art of the decoy : American bird carvings. Accession #: 22.04.15 Identifier: 1620    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Earnest - Adele Earnest Date: 1965 Description: Drawings by Lou Schifferl. Published by Bramhall House. Signed by the author.
22.04.21	1626	Wood carving : with suggestions in chip carving : designed as an elementary course of instruction and to meet the requirements of technical classes in connection with the Board of Education.	Publication, Book	Carvings	Wood carving : with suggestions in chip carving : designed as an elementary course of instruction and to meet the requirements of technical classes in connection with the Board of Education. Accession #: 22.04.21 Identifier: 1626    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Carvings Creator: Simmonds - Thos. C. Simmonds Date: 1924 Description: By Thomas C. Simmonds with numerous illustrations by the author, published by George Allen & Unwin, 1892, reprinted 1924.
	1202	Letter to Raymond L. Stearns from Wendell Gilley	Document, Correspondence	Carvings People	Letter to Raymond L. Stearns from Wendell Gilley Identifier: 1202    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings People Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1981-10-21 Description: Written on museum letterhead, this letter describes the opening of the Wendell Gilley Museum and mentions Wendell Gilley's donation of his carvings to the museum
	1203	Letter to Nina Gormley from Norman Ashley Willock	Document, Correspondence	Birds Carvings	Letter to Nina Gormley from Norman Ashley Willock Identifier: 1203    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Willock - Norman Ashley Date: 1990-06-07 Description: Letter concerning the packing and shipping of a pintail duck carving commissioned from Wendell Gilley by Norman Willock and returned to the museum for repair.
	1205	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	Document, Correspondence	Carvings	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Identifier: 1205    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-04-29 Description: This letter acknowledges receipt of a letter and chisel from Gilley, and discusses various carvings including a spotted sandpiper on a mussel shell and two pairs of quail
	1207	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	Document, Correspondence	Carvings Other, Literature	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Identifier: 1207    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Other, Literature Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-05-11 Description: Letter discusses sending text, artwork, and photos for the book, Art of Bird Carving, to Byron Cheever. Flying goose, bob-white and blue quail carvings are also mentioned.
	1210	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Thomas C. Schuller	Document, Correspondence	Carvings	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Thomas C. Schuller Identifier: 1210    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Creator: Schuller - Thomas C. Date: 1970-02-01 Description: This letter asks Gilley to repair one of a pair of herons that was damaged in a move.
	1211	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Byron Cheever	Document, Correspondence	Carvings Other, Literature People	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Byron Cheever Identifier: 1211    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Other, Literature People Creator: Cheever - Byron Cheever Date: 1971-05-23 Description: Cheever writes that he has received the materials for Gilley's book and that he read the new chapter on decoys and thought it was well done. He also talks about meeting carver Harold Haertel in Chicago at a meeting of decoy collectors.
	1212	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	Document, Correspondence	Carvings People	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Identifier: 1212    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings People Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-04-15 Description: Note from O'Brien included with a copy of a letter from Byron Cheever. O'Brien mentions having been asked by Peggy Rockefeller if Gilley would sell her a flock of geese.
	1219	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	Document, Correspondence	Birds Carvings Object, Other Object, Decoys	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Identifier: 1219    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Birds Carvings Object, Other Object, Decoys Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-08-05 Description: O'Brien acknowledges receipt of a spotted sandpiper carving from Gilley and discusses a handle Gillely designed for an X-Acto blade as well as decoy designs.
89.3.12	1233	Pintail Drake	Carving, 1/4 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Pintail Drake Accession #: 89.3.12 Identifier: 1233    Type: Carving, 1/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1961 Description: Adult male, body held horizontal and low with tail fanned and pin arched upward ; head fully outstretched, twisted upward and to the right ; wire legs and metal webbed feet ; glass eyes ; signed "Gilley '61" on right rear side of base
20.01.002	1234	Redhead drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Redhead drake Accession #: 20.01.002 Identifier: 1234    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "by W.H. Gilley" on bottom of base. Undated.
96.2.13	1235	Mallard Drake Box	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Mallard Drake Box Accession #: 96.2.13 Identifier: 1235    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1950 Description: Six-board pine box, lap-joined and nailed, with clear acrylic finish ; rounded-edge lift cover, carved underneath to set in box cavity. Five-inch long mallard is screw-mounted lengthwise in the center of cover ; has two curled lead-strip tail-curls, glass eyes. Marked "Made for Hilda and Hulda Bragdon" on underside of box. Signed "Made by Wendell Gilley" and dated 1950 (in a circle).
	1236	Downeast Bird Carvings Exhibit Catalog	Publication, Catalog	Carvings People	Downeast Bird Carvings Exhibit Catalog Identifier: 1236    Type: Publication, Catalog Subject: Carvings People Creator: Peck - Robert M. Peck Date: 1976 Description: Catalog of an exhibition of Wendell Gilley's bird carvings held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia from October 29, 1976 through January 9, 1977
	1237	Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley Exhibit Sign	Image, Photograph	Carvings Events, Exhibitions People	Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley Exhibit Sign Identifier: 1237    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings Events, Exhibitions People Date: 1976 Description: Sign at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia for Wendell Gilley's Downeast Bird Carvings exhibit, October 29, 1976 through January 9, 1977.
20.01.007	1246	Spotted sandpiper	Carving	Birds Carvings	Spotted sandpiper Accession #: 20.01.007 Identifier: 1246    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1950 c Description: Signed "Gilley" on bottom of driftwood base
20.01.015	1254	Polar Bear Diorama	Carving	Carvings	Polar Bear Diorama Accession #: 20.01.015 Identifier: 1254    Type: Carving Subject: Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Stamped Wendell H. Gilley on underside. No date
81.1.58	1257	Yellowlegs	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Yellowlegs Accession #: 81.1.58 Identifier: 1257    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c Description: Miniature adult; glass eyes, wire legs set into smooth round base with painted feet; body horizontal, head semi-erect, facing forward; underside of base marked/signed "Addie Gilley, by W. H. Gilley." Elmer Crowell copy
20.01.018	1259	Canvasback	Carving	Birds Carvings	Canvasback Accession #: 20.01.018 Identifier: 1259    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1965 c Description: Signed "Gilley" on front of driftwood base. Artist's stamp on bottom of base.
20.01.025	1266	Bull Moose	Carving	Carvings	Bull Moose Accession #: 20.01.025 Identifier: 1266    Type: Carving Subject: Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1930 c Description: Hanger on back. Unsigned, not dated
84.1.3	1269	Squirrel Ash Tray Holder	Carving	Carvings	Squirrel Ash Tray Holder Accession #: 84.1.3 Identifier: 1269    Type: Carving Subject: Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Carved squirrel sitting on branch and holding a nut in its paws. Not dated. Signed "Gilley" on back of base
20.01.030	1271	Jumping Fish Relief	Carving	Carvings	Jumping Fish Relief Accession #: 20.01.030 Identifier: 1271    Type: Carving Subject: Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Carved and painted fish jumping out of water painted on board. Hook for hanging on top edge. Unsigned. No date.
	1633	Connect to nature, creativity at Wendell Gilley Museum[ magazine article]	Publication, Periodical	Birds Carvings People	Connect to nature, creativity at Wendell Gilley Museum[ magazine article] Identifier: 1633    Type: Publication, Periodical Subject: Birds Carvings People Creator: Billings, Johanna S. Date: 2018 Description: From the 2018 Premier Edition of Cultural adventures : Acadia and Downeast Maine. Gives background information about Wendell Gilley and describes carving classes offered by the Wendell Gilley Museum. Features photos of a great horned owl carved by Wendell Gilley as well as sandpipers carved by students in the museum's carving classes.
	1632	Good things from Maine : fine feathers[ magazine article]	Publication, Periodical	Birds Carvings People	Good things from Maine : fine feathers[ magazine article] Identifier: 1632    Type: Publication, Periodical Subject: Birds Carvings People Creator: Craig, Jennifer Lynn Date: 2021 Description: From the July 2021 issue of Down East Magazine. Describes the history and current day programming of the Wendell Gilley Museum. Resident artist Steve Valleau is featured.
	1567	Cormorant	Carving	Birds Carvings	Cormorant Identifier: 1567    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Neck extended and head turned to the right. Glass eyes, metal legs and feet. Driftwood base, no visible signature or date
20.01.120	1371	Chickadee	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Chickadee Accession #: 20.01.120 Identifier: 1371    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1979 ca. Description: Black-capped chickadee head down on branch. Artist's stamp on underside of carved oblong base
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.
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.
96.2.8	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"

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