Loon with Two Chicks

Identifier:
1101  
Accession #:
81.1.94
Title:
Loon with Two Chicks
Type:
Carving, Multiple Birds, Decoy
Medium:
Polychromed Wood
Subject:
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.
Date:
1973
Dimensions:
Adult: 12.3 x 30 x 13cm; 344g Chick a: 3 x 6 x 3cm; 5.5g Chick b: 2.5 x 6 x 3cm; 6.2g

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Citation

Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983), “Loon with Two Chicks,” Wendell Gilley Museum, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wgm.digitalarchive.us/items/show/103.Item 1101

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