Accession #	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
	1418	Advertising photograph for Warren Tools	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Advertising photograph for Warren Tools Identifier: 1418    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Wendell Gilley carved the chickadee in this photo used as an advertisement for Warren Tool shortly before his death in 1982. Mounted on mat board ; Warren Tool Co. label on reverse side of board. Accompanied by handwritten note from Fred Clark, President of Warren Tool.
	1482	Advertising photograph for Warren Tools	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Advertising photograph for Warren Tools Identifier: 1482    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Photograph of Gilley chickadee carving used to sell blanks in the Warren Tool catalog. Warren Tool Co. stamped on reverse side.
	1483	Advertising photograph for Warren Tools	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Advertising photograph for Warren Tools Identifier: 1483    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Photograph of Gilley chickadee carving used to sell blanks in the Warren Tool catalog. Note on reverse written by Warren Tool president Fred Clark: "Note: Carved chickadee (shown) personal gift from the late Wendall [sic] Gilley..."
20.01.115	1366	American Brant	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	American Brant Accession #: 20.01.115 Identifier: 1366    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base ; undated
81.1.81	1088	American Goldeneye, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	American Goldeneye, Female Accession #: 81.1.81 Identifier: 1088    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1972 Description: Miniature; swimming duck, neck down; painted detail. Unsigned. Companion to 81.1.79.
96.2.1	1270	American Goldeneye Relief	Carving	Birds Carvings	American Goldeneye Relief Accession #: 96.2.1 Identifier: 1270    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1935 c Description: Very early Gilley diorama ; carved and painted American goldeneye against painted winter scene on board. Marked "Made about 1935 Wendell Gilley" on back. Signed "Gilley on bottom front.
	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
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.
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"
	1450	Atlantic Puffin	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Atlantic Puffin Identifier: 1450    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Photograph of an Atlantic Puffin carving by Wendell H. Gilley set among rocks. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
20.01.134	1468	Atlantic Puffin	Carving	Birds Carvings	Atlantic Puffin Accession #: 20.01.134 Identifier: 1468    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 Description: Underside of base marked: "Puffin by W. H. Gilley " ; signature "Gilley" burned into bottom of base
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
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
	1431	Bald Eagle	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle Identifier: 1431    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Photograph of bald eagle carved by Wendell H. Gilley. Marked "Finished June 1966" on reverse side.
	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.
20.01.037	1278	Bald Eagle	Carving	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle Accession #: 20.01.037 Identifier: 1278    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on driftwood base. Driftwood base attached to sand covered oblong base
96.2.7	1301	Bald Eagle	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle Accession #: 96.2.7 Identifier: 1301    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Adult bald eagle, approximately one-sixth life-size, sitting upright on small driftwood knot ; lead feet with talons realistically gripping the base ; undercut wing tips crossed over carved tail ; Signed "Gilley" on left side of driftwood base; marked "Hilda, Hulda Bragdon, Xmas 1973" on underside of base
	1533	Bald Eagle Family	Carving	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle Family Identifier: 1533    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Family of bald eagles, the female perched on the edge of the nest containing two chicks, the male on a branch above with wings spread ; signed "Gilley" on base ; no visible date
	1432	Bald Eagle With Fish	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle With Fish Identifier: 1432    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Photograph of bald eagle, perched with wings spread above fish on oval base, carved by Wendell H. Gilley. Marked "Eagle with fish by Wendell Gilley" in ink on reverse side.
20.01.035	1276	Bald Eagle with Fish	Carving	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle with Fish Accession #: 20.01.035 Identifier: 1276    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1959 Description: Signed "Gilley '59" on driftwood base.
20.01.020	1261	Bald Eagle With Redhead Duck	Carving	Birds Carvings	Bald Eagle With Redhead Duck Accession #: 20.01.020 Identifier: 1261    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on driftwood 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
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
81.7.1	1469	Belted Kingfishers, Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Belted Kingfishers, Pair Accession #: 81.7.1 Identifier: 1469    Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 Description: Underside of base marked "Belted Kingfishers by Wendell Gilley 1977. Also stamped "W.H. Gilley"
2023.08.02	1634	Birds in wood and paint : American miniature bird carvings and their carvers, 1900-1970	Publication, Book	Birds Carvings People	Birds in wood and paint : American miniature bird carvings and their carvers, 1900-1970 Accession #: 2023.08.02 Identifier: 1634    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Birds Carvings People Creator: Ellis - Joseph H. Ellis Date: 2009 Description: Published: Lebanon, N.H. : University Press of New England, c2009. Inscription to Nina Gormley, Museum Director, by the author on half title page.
20.01.023	1264	Black Capped Chickadee, Pair	Carving	Birds Carvings	Black Capped Chickadee, Pair Accession #: 20.01.023 Identifier: 1264    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley"; no date
20.01.024	1265	Black Capped Chickadee, Pair	Carving	Birds Carvings	Black Capped Chickadee, Pair Accession #: 20.01.024 Identifier: 1265    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Base covered with moss
91.01.31	1402	Black Duck	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Black Duck Accession #: 91.01.31 Identifier: 1402    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
20.01.017	1256	Black Duck	Carving, Decoy	Birds Carvings	Black Duck Accession #: 20.01.017 Identifier: 1256    Type: Carving, Decoy Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1967 Description: Bottom inscribed "Black Duck by W.H. Gilley. Made for Robert Kurtz." Dated 4/18/67.
20.01.021	1262	Black Duck, Female	Carving	Birds Carvings	Black Duck, Female Accession #: 20.01.021 Identifier: 1262    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Female preening on burl base. Signed "Gilley" on right front of base. Stamped "Gilley" on underside of base. No date
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
20.01.087	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
81.6.1	1243	Black-backed Gull	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Black-backed Gull Accession #: 81.6.1 Identifier: 1243    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on base. No date
20.01.005	1244	Black-backed Gull	Carving	Birds Carvings	Black-backed Gull Accession #: 20.01.005 Identifier: 1244    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Swimming; made of balsa wood. Signed "W. Gilley" on bottom. No. date
	1537	Black-capped Chickadee	Carving	Birds Carvings	Black-capped Chickadee Identifier: 1537    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Chickadee with head down perched on driftwood branch attached to carved oval wooden base ; glass eyes, wire legs and feet ; signed "Gilley" on rear left of base ; no date visible
89.3.19	1263	Black-capped Chickadee	Carving, 1/2 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Black-capped Chickadee Accession #: 89.3.19 Identifier: 1263    Type: Carving, 1/2 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Smooth oval pine disc base with gnarled driftwood root ; midway up the driftwood is mounted the bird, carved in characteristic seed-opening position with tail braced downward and bill pointed at ground ; glass eyes, wire legs, and metal feet grasping "branch." Signed "Gilley" on top edge of base. No date
81.1.63	1071	Black-capped Chickadee	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Black-capped Chickadee Accession #: 81.1.63 Identifier: 1071    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Life size; clinging to twig in characteristic upside-down position, twig screwed to shaped wooden base; pinhead eyes, wire legs and feet, detail in color and relief; Signed "Gilley '73." Marked "Chickadee for Addie Gilley, 1973" on underside.
	1536	Black-capped Chickadee Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Black-capped Chickadee Pair Identifier: 1536    Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Two Chickadees mounted on driftwood branch attached to carved wooden base ; upper bird is upside down, lower bird faces out from branch ; glass eyes, wire legs and feet ; no visible date ; signed "Gilley" on rear of base.
81.3.1	1275	Black-capped Chickadee Pair	Carving, Pair, Almost Life-size	Birds Carvings	Black-capped Chickadee Pair Accession #: 81.3.1 Identifier: 1275    Type: Carving, Pair, Almost Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1958 Description: Two chickadees, near life size, on driftwood, both with glass eyes, metal legs and feet, carved and painted detail ; both upright, left chickadee has head down. Signed, dated on rear of base "Gilley '58".
89.3.9	1466	Blue Jay with Acorn	Carving, 3/4 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Blue Jay with Acorn Accession #: 89.3.9 Identifier: 1466    Type: Carving, 3/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Blue jay with real acorn in its beak perched on driftwood branch on oval base ; wire and metal legs and feet ; glass eyes ; signed "Gilley" on front of base ; no date
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
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.
20.01.091	1336	Blue-winged Teal	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Blue-winged Teal Accession #: 20.01.091 Identifier: 1336    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "by W.H. Gillely" on underside of base
91.01.05	1405	Blue-winged Teal, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Blue-winged Teal, Female Accession #: 91.01.05 Identifier: 1405    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Fe. Blue Teal"
91.01.04	1404	Blue-winged Teal, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Blue-winged Teal, Male Accession #: 91.01.04 Identifier: 1404    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Blue Teal"
	1422	Blue-winged Teal, Pair	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Blue-winged Teal, Pair Identifier: 1422    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1958 Description: Photograph of a pair of blue-winged teal carved by Wendell Gilley. Marked "Sec. of Treas. Robert Anderson 1958" on reverse.
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.
	1427	Bobwhite	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bobwhite Identifier: 1427    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Photograph of an interior showing a grouping of bobwhite quail carved by Wendell Gilley mounted over a fireplace .
	1428	Bobwhite	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bobwhite Identifier: 1428    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Single bobwhite quail carved by Wendell Gilley that is part of group shown mounted over a fireplace in another photograph.
	1429	Bobwhite	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Bobwhite Identifier: 1429    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Partial view of a group of bobwhite quail carved by Wendell Gillley shown mounted over a fireplace in another photograph.
	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
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
	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
	1572	Bobwhite Quail, Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Bobwhite Quail, Pair Identifier: 1572    Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Glass eyes, wire legs and feet, carved and painted detail. Mounted on driftwood base. Signed "Gilley" on right rear of base, no date
91.01.07	1401	Brant	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Brant Accession #: 91.01.07 Identifier: 1401    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
96.2.3	1458	Brown pelican	Carving, 1/5 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Brown pelican Accession #: 96.2.3 Identifier: 1458    Type: Carving, 1/5 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1975 Description: Adult male in breeding plumage depicted on a wooden piling attached to egg-shaped pine base ; cast lead legs and feet, glass eyes ; signed "Gilley '75" on front of base. Underside of base marked: "Hilda and Hulda Bragdon, 1975" and signed "by Wendell Gilley"
20.01.054	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".
	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
91.01.34	1396	Bufflehead, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Bufflehead, Female Accession #: 91.01.34 Identifier: 1396    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
91.01.33	1395	Bufflehead, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Bufflehead, Male Accession #: 91.01.33 Identifier: 1395    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
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"
	1433	Canada Geese, Pair	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Canada Geese, Pair Identifier: 1433    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Photograph of a pair of Canada geese carved by Wendell H. Gilley
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
20.01.077	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
20.01.081	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
20.01.097	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
91.01.06	1409	Canada Goose	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Canada Goose Accession #: 91.01.06 Identifier: 1409    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
81.1.134	1131	Canada 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.
20.01.129	1463	Canada Goose	Carving	Birds Carvings	Canada Goose Accession #: 20.01.129 Identifier: 1463    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on driftwood base beneath tail
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
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"
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
20.01.018	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.
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
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"
	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
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
20.01.120	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
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
2022.01.01	1600	Chickadee Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Chickadee Pair Accession #: 2022.01.01 Identifier: 1600    Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: One chickadee hanging upside down near top of branch above second chickadee perched on lower part of branch. Branch attached to carved oval wooden base. Underside of base inscribed "Chickadees by Wendell Gilley S.W. Harbor, Maine. No date visible.
	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"
	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.
	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
	1423	Cinnamon Teal, Pair	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Cinnamon Teal, Pair Identifier: 1423    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1958 Description: Photograph of a pair of cinnamon (?) teal carved by Wendell Gilley. Marked "Sam Rayburn" on reverse. "1958" written in blue ballpoint lower right corner.
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"
20.01.138	1472	Common Eider, Male	Carving, Decoy	Birds Carvings	Common Eider, Male Accession #: 20.01.138 Identifier: 1472    Type: Carving, Decoy Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1980 c Description: One of five eiders Wendell Gilley wanted to make for the museum at the end of his life. He was able to complete three. "Gilley" engraved on undersides of body and head.
	1586	Common eider pair	Carving, Pair, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Common eider pair Identifier: 1586    Type: Carving, Pair, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Male eider perched on carved rock facing female. Female faces forward on the carved wooden base. Underside marked Northern eiders by W.H. Gilley, S.W. Harbor, Maine. No date.
	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.
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
20.01.123	1447	Common Loon	Carving	Birds Carvings	Common Loon Accession #: 20.01.123 Identifier: 1447    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Flat bottomed, felt attached to underside
91.01.08	1397	Common Merganser, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Common Merganser, Female Accession #: 91.01.08 Identifier: 1397    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Gooseander"
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
96.2.12	1260	Common Tern, Pair	Carving, Pair, 1/3 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Common Tern, Pair Accession #: 96.2.12 Identifier: 1260    Type: Carving, Pair, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1971 Description: Birds painted in summer plumage. Bottom of driftwood base marked "Made for Hilda + Hulda Bragdon, Xmas 1971." Signed "Gilley" on right front of base.
	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.
	1479	Cormorant	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Cormorant Identifier: 1479    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Cormorant standing on stump against painted background. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	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
	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.
20.01.036	1277	Double-crested Cormorant, Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Double-crested Cormorant, Pair Accession #: 20.01.036 Identifier: 1277    Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gillely" on right front of driftwood base. Has wall hanger
20.01.141	1534	Downy Woodpecker on Birch	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Downy Woodpecker on Birch Accession #: 20.01.141 Identifier: 1534    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Downy woodpecker perched on birch "tree" mounted on carved oblong wooden base. Signed "Gilley" on bottom of birch ; no date
84.2.1	1499	Duck Scene Plaque	Carving	Birds Carvings	Duck Scene Plaque Accession #: 84.2.1 Identifier: 1499    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1936 c Description: Carved and painted scene of a mallard duck landing on water
81.1.154	1148	Eagle Plaque	Carving	Birds Carvings	Eagle Plaque Accession #: 81.1.154 Identifier: 1148    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1945 Description: Decorative three dimensional eagle plaque, head turned left, painted gold, made from two pieces of wood. Has screw eye for hanging. Signed " W.H. Gilley" on back of right wing. Marked "Addie Gilley."
	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.
	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."
89.3.13	1322	Evening Grosbeak, Male	Carving, 3/4 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Evening Grosbeak, Male Accession #: 89.3.13 Identifier: 1322    Type: Carving, 3/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1978 Description: Adult male on gnarled driftwood root; glass eyes, wire legs and cut metal feet. Signed "Gilley '78" on oblong pine base ; underside of base marked "Evening Grosbeak #33"
20.01.027	1268	Flying Mallard Relief	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Flying Mallard Relief Accession #: 20.01.027 Identifier: 1268    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1936 c Description: Painted board with miniature flying mallard attached. Inscribed on back "Given to J.E. Brown by Wendelll Gilley circ. 1936"; "Presented to the Gilley Museum July 1984."
	1476	Gadwall	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Gadwall Identifier: 1476    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Gadwall on driftwood base set on reflective surface with grasses in background. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
2023.09.24	1638	Game bird carving	Publication, Book	Birds Carvings	Game bird carving Accession #: 2023.09.24 Identifier: 1638    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Burk - Bruce Burk. Date: 1972 Description: Published: New York : Winchester Press. Inscription to Wendell Gilley by the author on half title page.
	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
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
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.
20.01.012	1251	Goldfinch	Carving	Birds Carvings	Goldfinch Accession #: 20.01.012 Identifier: 1251    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 Description: Underside of base marked "Goldfinch by W.H. Gilley to Jeff Morrill" ; dated 1977.
20.01.014	1253	Goldfinch	Carving	Birds Carvings	Goldfinch Accession #: 20.01.014 Identifier: 1253    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Carroll Drug Store sticker affixed to green felt on underside of base. "7" written in ink on sticker.
20.01.013	1252	Goldfinch	Carving	Birds Carvings	Goldfinch Accession #: 20.01.013 Identifier: 1252    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Underside of base marked: "Foss from Addie #4" ; no date
96.2.4, 96.2.5	1250	Goldfinch pair	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Goldfinch pair Accession #: 96.2.4, 96.2.5 Identifier: 1250    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1970 Description: One marked "Made for Hilda Bragdon by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base. The other marked "Made for Hulda Bragdon by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base. Both dated 1970.
	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.
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.
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
	1478	Great Blue Heron	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Great Blue Heron Identifier: 1478    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Heron standing on driftwood base with beak pointing upward against painted background. In pencil on reverse: "Blue Heron." "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
22.03.03	1604	Great Blue Heron	Carving	Birds Carvings	Great Blue Heron Accession #: 22.03.03 Identifier: 1604    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Great blue heron standing on driftwood branch. Metal legs and feet. Branch signed "Gilley '73" near feet. Underside inscribed "Gt. Blue Heron", "Addie Gilley",
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
91.3.1	1312	Great Blue Heron Pair	Carving, Pair, 1/3 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Great Blue Heron Pair Accession #: 91.3.1 Identifier: 1312    Type: Carving, Pair, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Pair of adult herons on roughly "x" shaped driftwood mount. On lower right arm of the "x" a heron in hunting posture is loosely mounted. On upper arm of the x, another heron is depicted in a guarding posture. Twin metal-strip crest, glass eyes, metal feet and legs realistically painted. Signed "Gilley" on top side of sand-finished oblong base, lower right.
	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
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
20.01.009	1248	Great Gray Owl Plaque	Carving	Birds Carvings	Great Gray Owl Plaque Accession #: 20.01.009 Identifier: 1248    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed on back "by Wendell Gilley". No date
20.01.139	1473	Great Hornbill	Carving, 1/5 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Great Hornbill Accession #: 20.01.139 Identifier: 1473    Type: Carving, 1/5 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1978 Description: Carved at the request of Addie Gilley, who was inspired by an illustration in a book about birds of the world. Signed "Gilley" on bottom of driftwood branch. Underside of base marked "Native of India, Sumatra, Indo China".
	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
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.
91.01.25	1394	Greater Scaup, Female	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Greater Scaup, Female Accession #: 91.01.25 Identifier: 1394    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Fe. Bluebill"
91.01.24	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"
20.01.026	1267	Green-winged Teal	Carving	Birds Carvings	Green-winged Teal Accession #: 20.01.026 Identifier: 1267    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Relief of bird in flight; carved and painted detail; unsigned; not dated.
20.01.090	1335	Green-winged Teal	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Green-winged Teal Accession #: 20.01.090 Identifier: 1335    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Marked "G. Winged Teal" and signed "by W. H. Gilley" on underside of base
	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
91.01.32	1406	Green-winged Teal, Male	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Green-winged Teal, Male Accession #: 91.01.32 Identifier: 1406    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Green Teal"
	1424	Group of four ducks and a Canada goose	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Group of four ducks and a Canada goose Identifier: 1424    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Description: Photograph of five birds carved by Wendell Gilley. Clockwise from left: black duck, Canada goose, canvasback, harlequin duck, and common eider. Stamped "W.H. Ballard, Photographer, S. W. Harbor, Me" on back. Numbered "#28" in pencil above stamp.
	1420	Gulls	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Gulls Identifier: 1420    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Description: Photograph of an interior showing gull carvings, including a mobile, by Wendell Gilley. Stamped "Anchor Light Studio, W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor, Maine" on back.
89.3.7	1465	Hermit Thrush	Carving, Almost Life-size	Birds Carvings	Hermit Thrush Accession #: 89.3.7 Identifier: 1465    Type: Carving, Almost Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 Description: Glass eyes ; wire and metal feet and legs ; feet are atop a "stump" of a small branch mounted in turn on a carved pine base. Underside of base marked "Hermit Thrush by Wendell Gilley 1977.
	1599	Heron Patterns	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Woodworking Pattern	Heron Patterns Identifier: 1599    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Woodworking Pattern Description: Various paper patterns drawn by Wendell Gilley for use in carving herons
	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.
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
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
20.01.094	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
20.01.101	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
	1551	Herring Gull	Carving	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull Identifier: 1551    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1962 Description: Open winged gull with metal legs and feet mounted on driftwood branch ; signed "Gilley" in black on top of base beneath gull's beak and dated 1962.
	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.
20.01.006	1245	Herring Gull	Carving	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull Accession #: 20.01.006 Identifier: 1245    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Gull detaches from driftwood base. No date; unsigned
20.01.113	1363	Herring Gull	Carving	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull Accession #: 20.01.113 Identifier: 1363    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1978 Description: Underside of carved wooden base marked: "Herring Gull by W. H. Gilley 1978"
	1421	Herring Gull on Buoy	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull on Buoy Identifier: 1421    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Description: Photograph of a herring gull carved by Wendell Gilley. The gull is perched on a buoy with the number 7 painted on it. Behind the gull is a painted scene of water and rocks. Stamped "W.H. Ballard, Photographer, S. W. Harbor, Me" on back.
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
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.
20.01.042	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
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.
81.1.124	1129	Herring Gull with Fish	Carving, Decoy, 1/2 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Herring Gull with Fish Accession #: 81.1.124 Identifier: 1129    Type: Carving, Decoy, 1/2 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1946 Description: Approx. 1/2 life size; adult swimming, flat bottom, carved and painted fish in beak, head tilted left; glass eyes, carved and painted decorative detail. Signed "Gilley" and marked "Addie Gilley" on underside of base. Dated "1946"
89.3.1	1274	Herring Gulls	Carving, Multiple Birds, Miniatures	Birds Carvings	Herring Gulls Accession #: 89.3.1 Identifier: 1274    Type: Carving, Multiple Birds, Miniatures Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: L-shaped driftwood branch serves as base for three gulls, positioned (left to right) taking off, raising wings, standing erect ; birds show totally different bill carvings, and the similar but minutely different paint indicates a transitional period (1940's?); unsigned
91.01.30	1403	Hooded Merganser, Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Hooded Merganser, Drake Accession #: 91.01.30 Identifier: 1403    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
91.01.35	1492	Hooded Merganser, Hen	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Hooded Merganser, Hen Accession #: 91.01.35 Identifier: 1492    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Crowell - A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base.
89.3.24	1464	House Wren	Carving, 3/4 Life-size	Birds Carvings	House Wren Accession #: 89.3.24 Identifier: 1464    Type: Carving, 3/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1978 Description: Adult bird balances on the front face of burl base with wire legs and toes with talons clutching downward ; deeply arched back with vertical tail and bill pointing almost to sky. Glass eyes. Signed "Gilley/'78" on top edge of base. Underside of base marked "House Wren 1978, #34" and stamped "Wendell H. Gilley".
2024.02.09	1643	How to make working decoys	Publication, Book	Birds Carvings Other, Literature	How to make working decoys Accession #: 2024.02.09 Identifier: 1643    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Birds Carvings Other, Literature Creator: Starr - George Ross Starr, Jr. Date: 1978 Description: Published: New York : Winchester Press. Page 69 is signed by Frank C. Wilson, a Massachusetts decoy carver who is featured in the book. Wilson's work was for sale in the Wendell Gilley Museum shop.
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
	1532	King Eider	Carving	Birds Carvings	King Eider Identifier: 1532    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1981 Description: King Eider on post ; painted sheet metal feet ; "Gilley" signature and date engraved on bottom of bird ; bird detaches from post
20.01.032	1273	Laughing Gull	Carving	Birds Carvings	Laughing Gull Accession #: 20.01.032 Identifier: 1273    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1959 Description: Signed "Gilley, '59" on driftwood base. Hook for hanging on back.
	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
	1445	Letter from Jack Ekstrom to Fred Clark, 1993	Document, Correspondence	Birds Carvings Other, Literature	Letter from Jack Ekstrom to Fred Clark, 1993 Identifier: 1445    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Birds Carvings Other, Literature Creator: Ekstrom - Jack Ekstrom Date: 1993 Description: Letter to the president of Warren Tool Co. from artist Ekstrom about an article and artwork of Wendell Gilley's chickadee for Popular Woodworking. Ekstrom describes how he had to carve the chickadee himself before he could finish the article.
	1437	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 17, 1978	Document, Correspondence	Birds Carvings	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 17, 1978 Identifier: 1437    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1978-11-17 Description: Letter to the President of Warren Tool Co., Fred Clark, concerning wood carving tools and ways of holding tools on a work bench. Also mentioned is a grouse carving loaned to Harry Meech, one of the founders of the National Carvers Museum.
	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
	1481	Letter to Fred Clark from Nina Gormley, February 22, 1992	Document, Correspondence	Birds Carvings	Letter to Fred Clark from Nina Gormley, February 22, 1992 Identifier: 1481    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gormley - Nina Z. Gormley Date: 1992-02-22 Description: Letter thanking Fred Clark, President of Warren Tool Co., for promoting the Gilley Museum in its catalog. The letter also describes winter events at the museum as well as the museum's collection of taxidermy.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	1220	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	Document, Correspondence	Birds Carvings	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Identifier: 1220    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1970-05-25 Description: Thank you letter for a gift of a carved pair of ruffed grouse
	1435	Letter 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
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
	1434	Lobby display, Bostitch Company, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, 1961	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Lobby display, Bostitch Company, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, 1961 Identifier: 1434    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Date: 1961 Description: Photograph of a display in the lobby of Bostitch in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, including a pair of terns carved by Wendell Gilley.
	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
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
81.1.85	1092	Long-tailed Duck, Female	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Long-tailed Duck, Female Accession #: 81.1.85 Identifier: 1092    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1970 c. Description: Life size; swimming, flat bottom; glass eyes, primer coat of paint only. Unsigned. Companion piece no. 81.1.84.
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"
81.1.94	1101	Loon with Two Chicks	Carving, Multiple Birds, Decoy	Birds Carvings	Loon with Two Chicks Accession #: 81.1.94 Identifier: 1101    Type: Carving, Multiple Birds, Decoy Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1973 Description: Approx. 1/4 life size; three part composition: one swimming, flat-bottomed adult, two swimming, flat-bottomed chicks; adult's head turned slightly to left, with glass eyes and painted detail; chick a's head is erect, chick b's head is down, both have burned detail. Adult marked, dated, signed "Loon, made for Addie Gilley by W.H. Gilley, 1973" on underside. Chicks unmarked.
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
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"
20.01.095	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"
20.01.142	1535	Mallard Drake	Carving	Birds Carvings	Mallard Drake Accession #: 20.01.142 Identifier: 1535    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1940 c Description: Mallard male on long driftwood base ; underside of base inscribed "Wendell Gilley approx. 1940s"
	1538	Mallard Drake	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Mallard Drake Identifier: 1538    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Male mallard mounted on driftwood attached to smooth painted wooden base ; signed "Gilley" in light grey on front of base; no visible date
	1258	Mallard Drake	Carving	Birds Carvings	Mallard Drake Identifier: 1258    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1970 Description: Marked "Model made by Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Carved on a carving machine. Assembled + painted by Wendell Gilley." Has round label "1M" on bottom.
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).
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"
20.01.086	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
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
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
20.01.031	1272	Mallard Pair	Carving	Birds Carvings	Mallard Pair Accession #: 20.01.031 Identifier: 1272    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on left side of driftwood base; no date

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