Accession #	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
	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.
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
	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.
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.
	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.
	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.
20.01.102	1347	Canada Goose	Carving	Birds Carvings	Canada Goose Accession #: 20.01.102 Identifier: 1347    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1982 Description: Signed "Gilley 82" on underside of 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"
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".
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.
93.1.1	1285	Pine Grosbeak, Female	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Pine Grosbeak, Female Accession #: 93.1.1 Identifier: 1285    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1982 Description: Signed "Gilley" on driftwood base below bird's left wing. Gilley's stamp on bottom of base
96.2.6	1249	Goldfinch	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Goldfinch Accession #: 96.2.6 Identifier: 1249    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1981 ? Description: Adult male goldfinch in summer plumage sitting on real branch ; "Gilley" signature on front topside of base almost completely faded ; additionally underside bears jackknife rubber stamp Gilley mark ; underside of base marked "Wedding gift to Joe + Anne Bragdon from Wendell H. Gilley + Addie" ; dated Oct, 4, 1981.
	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
	1196	Letter from James C. Collins to The Eider	Document, Correspondence	Object, Other Object, Decoys People	Letter from James C. Collins to The Eider Identifier: 1196    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Other Object, Decoys People Creator: Collins - James C. Date: 1983 Description: Letter to the editor of the Wendell Gilley Museum's publication, The Eider, from James C. Collins after learning of Wendell Gilley's death
81.1.157	1151	Woodcock	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Woodcock Accession #: 81.1.157 Identifier: 1151    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1981 Description: Life size; adult, crouched, no base; glass eyes, metal feet, mainly painted detail. Stamped "W.H. Gilley" on underside between feet.
81.1.156	1150	Woodcock	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Woodcock Accession #: 81.1.156 Identifier: 1150    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1981 Description: Life size; adult standing upright on driftwood base, beak down; glass eyes, metal feet, carved, burned and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on base. Marked "Woodcock, Gilley" on underside.
81.1.152	1146	Golden Eagle	Carving, 1/3 Life-size	Birds	Golden Eagle Accession #: 81.1.152 Identifier: 1146    Type: Carving, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1980 Description: Approx. 1/3 life size; adult standing erect on driftwood base attached to oblong carved wooden base, head up, turned to right, beak open, tongue out; glass eyes, metal feet, carved, burned and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on base. Marked " Golden Eagle made for Addie Gilley by Wendell Gilley 1980" on underside of base.

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