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1201Letter from Wendell Gilley to Raymond L. Stearns
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Birds
Letter from Wendell Gilley to Raymond L. Stearns
Identifier:
  • 1201   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1969-09-24
Description:
Letter acknowledging return of a bob-white carving as well as discussion of solder and advice on where to get bass wood. Also included are sketches of the leg and foot of a Canada goose.
  • 81.1.134
1131Canada Goose
  • Carving, Mobil, 1/2 Life-size
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Canada Goose
Accession #:
  • 81.1.134
Identifier:
  • 1131   
Type:
  • Carving, Mobil, 1/2 Life-size
Subject:
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1969
Description:
Approx. 1/2 life size; flying adult wall mount, neck arched downward, head cocked slightly right, wings outspread; glass eyes, metal feet, carved, burned and painted detail. Unsigned.
1551Herring 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.
1544Saw-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.
  • 81.3.3
1170Cormorant
  • Carving, Miniature
  • Birds
Cormorant
Accession #:
  • 81.3.3
Identifier:
  • 1170   
Type:
  • Carving, Miniature
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1960
Description:
Miniature; adult standing on driftwood base, head turned over right shoulder; glass eyes, metal feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley '60" on base.
  • 81.3.7
1174Great Horned Owl
  • Carving, 1/3 Life-size
  • Birds
Great Horned Owl
Accession #:
  • 81.3.7
Identifier:
  • 1174   
Type:
  • Carving, 1/3 Life-size
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1960
Description:
Approx. 1/3 life size; adult on driftwood base, head turned to right, ear tufts erect, 3 toes forward and 1 back; glass eyes, metal feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley 1960" on lower left of base.
  • 89.3.12
1233Pintail 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
  • 81.3.4
1171Belted Kingfisher
  • Carving, Miniature
  • Birds
Belted Kingfisher
Accession #:
  • 81.3.4
Identifier:
  • 1171   
Type:
  • Carving, Miniature
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1960 c.
Description:
Miniature; adult male on driftwood base attached to oblong carved wooden base; glass eyes, metal feet. Signed "Gilley" on lower left of driftwood. Underside of base felt lined.
  • 81.3.10
1177Herring Gull, Pair
  • Carving, Pair, Miniature
  • Birds
Herring Gull, Pair
Accession #:
  • 81.3.10
Identifier:
  • 1177   
Type:
  • Carving, Pair, Miniature
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1960 c.
Description:
Miniatures; adults on driftwood attached to oblong green/black wooden base, right gull on toes, head down, wings and tail spread, left gull standing, wings folded; both with glass eyes, metal legs and feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on left of base.
  • 81.3.12
1179Osprey
  • Carving, Miniature
  • Birds
Osprey
Accession #:
  • 81.3.12
Identifier:
  • 1179   
Type:
  • Carving, Miniature
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1960 c.
Description:
Miniature; adult well-mounted on driftwood base, similar to piece no. 81.3.11, perched on right side spur, head down and turned slightly left, wings raised, tail spread; glass eyes, metal feet. Has loop for hanging. Can be removed from base. Signed on lower left of driftwood.
  • 81.3.11
1178Osprey
  • Carving, Miniature
  • Birds
Osprey
Accession #:
  • 81.3.11
Identifier:
  • 1178   
Type:
  • Carving, Miniature
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1960 c.
Description:
Miniature; well mounted on right side of driftwood piece, head down and turned slightly left, wings raised, tail spread; glass eyes, lead feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on lower left of driftwood. Has loop for hanging.
  • 81.1.10
1045Wilson'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.
  • 81.1.8
1043Roadrunner
  • 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.
  • 81.1.6
1041Mallard 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.
  • 81.1.38
1047Semipalmated 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.
  • 20.01.018
1259Canvasback
  • 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.
1435Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Sherman L. Smith, November 9, 1961
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Sherman L. Smith, November 9, 1961
Identifier:
  • 1435   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Creator:
  • Smith - Sherman Lewis Smith (1895 - 1973)
Date:
  • 1961-11-09
Description:
Letter accompanying a photograph of the Bostitch Company lobby where Wendell Gilley's carving of terns were on display
1412Christmas 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
1415Christmas 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.
1414Christmas 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
  • 20.01.122
1373Chickadee, 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
  • 20.01.079
1321Pintail, 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
1280Wendell 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.
  • 81.1.104
1109White-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.
  • 81.1.97
1008Upland 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.