Loon with Chick and Egg
Accession #:
81.1.93
Title:
Loon with Chick and Egg
Type:
Carving, Multiple Birds, Varying Sizes
Medium:
Polychromed Wood
Subject:
Description:
Common loon adult standing over nest with attached egg and unattached chick, head bent down, beak touching unhatched egg on oblong wooden base covered with sand and nesting material; adult loon has glass eyes, carved and painted detail, metal feet; egg painted; chick one-piece, beak open, flat bottom, pinhead eyes, painted detail. Marked, dated and signed "Made for Addie Gilley, 1964, Common Loon by Wendell Gilley" on underside of base.
Date:
1964
Dimensions:
14 x 24 x 13cm; 404g
Location:
On View
Citation
Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983), “Loon with Chick and Egg,” Wendell Gilley Museum, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wgm.digitalarchive.us/items/show/102.Item 1100