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.
	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"
	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
	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.
	1416	Postcard showing Mallard Drake	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Birds Carvings	Postcard showing Mallard Drake Identifier: 1416    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Postcard depicting a carved mallard on a driftwood base signed "Gilley" ; "Mallard Drake bird carving by Wendell Gilley" printed on reverse side of card.
	1417	Postcard Showing Canada Goose Carving	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Birds Carvings	Postcard Showing Canada Goose Carving Identifier: 1417    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Postcard depicting a carved Canada goose which appears to be flying over a hedge ; "Canada Goose bird carving by Wendell Gilley" printed on reverse side of card.
	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.
	1419	Willet	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Willet Identifier: 1419    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Description: Photograph of willet carved by Wendell Gilley. Stamped "Anchor Light Studio, W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor, Maine" on back ; numbered "#40"
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	1425	Pileated Woodpecker	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Pileated Woodpecker Identifier: 1425    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1969-09 Description: Photograph of a carving by Wendell Gilley of a pileated woodpecker perched on driftwood
	1426	Yellowlegs	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Yellowlegs Identifier: 1426    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1969-10 Description: Photograph of a carving of a yellowlegs by Wendell Gilley.
	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.
	1430	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Carved Osprey	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley Holding Carved Osprey Identifier: 1430    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley outdoors holding carved osprey
	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.
	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.
	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
	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.
	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
	1436	Marbled Godwit	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Marbled Godwit Identifier: 1436    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Photograph of a marbled (?) godwit carved by Wendell H. Gilley. The carving appears to be part of a diorama. On reverse side in pencil: "George W. Pepper 3rd" . "Roche Photography, Caldwell N.J." stamp on reverse.
	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.
	1438	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, December 2, 1979	Document, Correspondence	Carvings	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, December 2, 1979 Identifier: 1438    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1979-12-02 Description: Letter to the President of Warren Tool Co., Fred Clark, discussing carving knives and blades
	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
	1440	Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from Donald M. Fenner, August 26, 2001	Document, Correspondence	Carvings	Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from Donald M. Fenner, August 26, 2001 Identifier: 1440    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Carvings Creator: Fenner - Donald M. Fenner Date: 2001-08-26 Description: Describes Wendell Gilley's visit to Herkimer New York where in 1967 Fenner invited him to be guest speaker at the National Woodcarvers Association Woodcarving Show held there. This letter is accompanied by photos of Wendell Gillley at the show.
	1441	Photograph of Donald M. Fenner and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967.	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Photograph of Donald M. Fenner and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967. Identifier: 1441    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1967-05 Description: Photograph accompanies letter from Donald M. Fenner to the Gilley Museum. Back of photograph marked: "DMF, Wendell Gilley, NWCA Meeting Herkimer, N.Y. May 1967, examining carvings by Erwin Caldwell".
	1442	Photograph of Helen Lay Strong, Ed Gallenstein and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967.	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Photograph of Helen Lay Strong, Ed Gallenstein and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967. Identifier: 1442    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1967-05 Description: Photograph accompanies letter from Donald M. Fenner to the Gilley Museum. Back of photograph marked: "Helen Lay Strong - died June 13, 1995, Ed Gallenstein - President National Woodcarvers Association, Wendell Gilley, NWCA Herkimer Meeting, May 1967".
	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."
	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.
	1446	Note from Ted Madara to Nina Gormley	Document, Correspondence	Other, Literature People	Note from Ted Madara to Nina Gormley Identifier: 1446    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, Literature People Creator: Madara - Ted Madara Description: Notecard reads "Dear Nina: We are lifelong summer residents of SWH and had the great fortune growing up to meet Wendell several times in his workshop while he was carving birds for my grandparents which we now cherish. My mother Linda Madara was asked by Downeast Magazine to write a story about Wendell and to photograph him and his carvings. We came across the text and original copy this summer and thought you may want it for the archives. Best regards, Ted Madara" Note accompanies a typescript of the magazine article, "Wendell Gilley - The Art of Fine Bird Carving" and photographic negatives. [show more]
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
89.3.18	1448	Semipalmated Plover	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Semipalmated Plover Accession #: 89.3.18 Identifier: 1448    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1975 Description: Adult on small driftwood base ; body appears to be "bobbing" downward ; tail swept up, wing tips folded over ; glass eyes, wire legs and metal feet ; body covered overall with finely incised lines. Signed, dated and marked "Semipalmated Plover (Lifesize) by W.H. Gilley, 1975" on underside of base.
	1449	Drawing of Chipmunk, Beaver, and Black Bear	Image, Art, Drawing	Animals Object, Art	Drawing of Chipmunk, Beaver, and Black Bear Identifier: 1449    Type: Image, Art, Drawing Subject: Animals Object, Art Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Pencil drawing on tracing paper sent to Donald Fenner from Wendell Gilley ; undated
	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.
	1451	Wendell Gilley Painting a Canada Goose	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Painting a Canada Goose Identifier: 1451    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley seated in his workshop next to a window with miniature carvings on windowsill. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1452	Wendell Gilley Painting a Godwit	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Painting a Godwit Identifier: 1452    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley painting a carving in his workshop with a pipe in his mouth. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1453	Wendell Gilley Selecting Driftwood	Image, Photograph	People	Wendell Gilley Selecting Driftwood Identifier: 1453    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Description: Wendell Gilley examining a piece of driftwood from a pile outside his workshop. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1454	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird Identifier: 1454    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1455	Wendell Gilley Carving Wings	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving Wings Identifier: 1455    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1456	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird Identifier: 1456    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1457	Wendell Gilley's Carving Desk	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Wendell Gilley's Carving Desk Identifier: 1457    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Gilley's desk covered with boxes of carved birds, tools, and other supplies ; "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
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"
20.01.126	1459	Tit on a Vise	Carving	Birds Carvings	Tit on a Vise Accession #: 20.01.126 Identifier: 1459    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
20.01.127	1460	Snowy Owl, Male	Carving	Birds Carvings	Snowy Owl, Male Accession #: 20.01.127 Identifier: 1460    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1974 Description: Owl looking over left shoulder, glass eyes, wire toes. Signed "Gilley" on rear of driftwood base. Underside of base stamped Wendell H. Gilley.
20.01.128	1461	Red Knot	Carving	Birds Carvings	Red Knot Accession #: 20.01.128 Identifier: 1461    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1946 c Description: Underside of base marked "Knot by W. H. Gilley approx 1946."
81.3.9	1462	Snowy Egret	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Snowy Egret Accession #: 81.3.9 Identifier: 1462    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1950 c Description: Miniature adult on driftwood base stands erect, neck [?] back, head up, glass eyes, metal legs, feet, and crest feathers, painted details. Signed on lower right of base "Gilley."
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
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".
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.
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
89.3.14	1467	Red-winged Blackbird	Carving, Almost Life-size	Birds Carvings	Red-winged Blackbird Accession #: 89.3.14 Identifier: 1467    Type: Carving, Almost Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1977 Description: Adult male perched on branching twig on carved pine base ; wire legs and metal feet with talons grasping the branch ; glass eyes. Entire body covered with fine incised lines, deeper where suggesting primaries and tail feathers. Underside of base marked "Red-winged blackbird by W. H. Gilley 1977".
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
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"
20.01.136	1470	Pileated Woodpecker	Carving, Almost Life-size	Birds Carvings	Pileated Woodpecker Accession #: 20.01.136 Identifier: 1470    Type: Carving, Almost Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1971 Description: Underside of base marked "Made especially for Francis W. Rawle" and signed "by W.H. Gilley".
20.01.137	1471	Ring-necked Ducks, Pair	Carving, Pair	Birds Carvings	Ring-necked Ducks, Pair Accession #: 20.01.137 Identifier: 1471    Type: Carving, Pair Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Signed "Gilley" on right of carved wooden base. Underside of base marked "'Ring-neck Ducks' by Wendell Gilley, Southwest Harbor Maine ; Made especially for Dr. Claud F. Young". Not dated.
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.
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".
89.3.10	1474	Northern Cardinal, Male	Carving, Almost Life-size	Birds Carvings	Northern Cardinal, Male Accession #: 89.3.10 Identifier: 1474    Type: Carving, Almost Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Adult male perched facing downward on driftwood branch attached to carved oblong base. Glass eyes ; wire and metal legs and feet. Oval pine base gouged and stained ; underside of base covered in felt. No visible signature or date
	1475	Sandpiper	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Sandpiper Identifier: 1475    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Carved sandpiper on driftwood placed on a sandy surface with painted backdrop. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	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.
	1477	Osprey	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Osprey Identifier: 1477    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Osprey with wings raised placed in setting of rocks and branches. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	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.
	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.
	1480	Rough Draft of Article by Fred Clark for The Mallet	Document, Manuscript	Carvings People	Rough Draft of Article by Fred Clark for The Mallet Identifier: 1480    Type: Document, Manuscript Subject: Carvings People Creator: Clark - Fred Clark Date: 1980 c Description: The published version of this draft appeared with the title "A Visit with Wendell Gilley, A Legend in the Carving World" in the National Carver's Museum publication, The Mallet. The author indicates that in Nov. 1979 Wendell told him about the planned building of the Wendell Gilley Museum.
	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.
	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..."
	1484	Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop	Image, Photograph	Carvings People	Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop Identifier: 1484    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley at work at his carving desk
	1485	Steven Valleau in his workshop	Image, Photograph	Birds Object, Art People	Steven Valleau in his workshop Identifier: 1485    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Object, Art People Date: 1995 c Description: Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau at work on one of a series of panels for the outside of the museum building marking the museum's fifteenth anniversary.
	1486	Osprey relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Object, Art	Osprey relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1486    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.
	1487	Puffin relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Object, Art	Puffin relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1487    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.
	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
	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.
	1490	Owl relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Object, Art	Owl relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1490    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.
81.1.167	1491	Osprey with Mackerel	Carving, 1/3 Life-size	Birds	Osprey with Mackerel Accession #: 81.1.167 Identifier: 1491    Type: Carving, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1971 Description: Approx. 1/3 life size; osprey on driftwood piece attached to oblong carved wooden base, wings upraised, head down, beak open; glass eyes, metal feet, carved, burned and painted detail. Marked "made for Addie Gilley, driftwood gift of Mrs. David Rockefeller, Osprey by Wendell Gilley, 1971" on underside of base. Separate companion Mackerel: glass eyes, carved and painted detail.
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.
	1493	Ribbon Cutting at Wendell Gilley Museum, July 12, 1981	Image, Photograph	Events People	Ribbon Cutting at Wendell Gilley Museum, July 12, 1981 Identifier: 1493    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Guests of honor, Wendell and Addie Gilley cut the ribbon on the museum's opening day.
	1494	Wendell and Addie Gilley Entering the Gilley Museum on Opening Day	Image, Photograph	Events People	Wendell and Addie Gilley Entering the Gilley Museum on Opening Day Identifier: 1494    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Wendell and Addie Gilley, guests of honor at the museum's opening day, walk up the front walk
	1495	Wendell and Addie Gilley at Opening Day of Gilley Museum	Image, Photograph	Events People	Wendell and Addie Gilley at Opening Day of Gilley Museum Identifier: 1495    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Wendell Gilley waves as Addie enters the front door of the new museum
	1496	Wendell and Addie Gilley at the Gilley Museum on opening day	Image, Photograph	Events People	Wendell and Addie Gilley at the Gilley Museum on opening day Identifier: 1496    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: The Gilleys with Steven Rockefeller looking at miniature carvings in a round display case
	1497	Portrait of Wendell Gilley in Cap and Gown	Image, Photograph	People	Portrait of Wendell Gilley in Cap and Gown Identifier: 1497    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People
	1498	Addie Gilley with Herons, Opening Day	Image, Photograph	Events People	Addie Gilley with Herons, Opening Day Identifier: 1498    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Date: 1981-07-12 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Addie Gilley examines carving of herons in display case at the museum's opening day.
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
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"
89.3.4	1501	Roadrunner	Carving, Miniature	Birds Carvings	Roadrunner Accession #: 89.3.4 Identifier: 1501    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Adult male roadrunner in a typical "striding" position, head outstretched with slightly dropped wings. Minimal carved detail, more developed painted detail. Glass eyes, wire legs, metal feet. Mounted on oval pine base, gouge-carved and painted. Marked on underside of base in ballpoint pen: "Road Runner"; signed "Gilley" on lower edge of top of base. No date
89.3.20	1503	Spotted sandpiper	Carving, Almost Life-size	Birds Carvings	Spotted sandpiper Accession #: 89.3.20 Identifier: 1503    Type: Carving, Almost Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1979 Description: Adult standing on weathered driftwood base, right leg retracted, neck slightly outstretched, head erect and looking ahead, bill curved slightly downward ; glass eyes, wire legs and metal feet. Signed on top of base near left foot: "Gilley" in felt tip pen ; also on underside, "Spotted Sandpiper by W.H. Gilley, 1979"
95.1.1	1504	Yellow-shafted Flicker	Carving, Life-size	Birds Carvings	Yellow-shafted Flicker Accession #: 95.1.1 Identifier: 1504    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1969 Tags: highlights Description: One of sixty-one carvings exhibited in a major museum retrospective "Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley" at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia in 1976/77. Adult male northern flicker in a feeding position on driftwood mount ; glass eyes, cast lead feet with curved talons "gripping" the curves of the driftwood ; signed "Gilley" in black ink on lower left of the upper surface of the mount ; additionally signed on the flat underside of the base in three separate areas: "Yellow-shafted Flicker" and "By W.H. Gilley 1969" and "Made especially for Dr. & Mrs. J.L. Hollander." [show more]
	1505	Wendell Gilley Museum Board of Trustees	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum	Wendell Gilley Museum Board of Trustees Identifier: 1505    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum Creator: Noonan - Bob Noonan (1952-2004) Date: 2000 Description: Group portrait of Wendell Gilley Museum Board with Museum Director Nina Gormley in front of the museum building. Back row, left to right: Sarah Elliott, Carol West, John Wilmerding, Trustee Emeritus, Ashley Bernhard, Nina Gormley, Executive Director/Curator, Clare Shepley, Jennifer Nolan, Roc Cavino, Elizabeth Hughes, Douglass Gott. Front row, left to right: Barbara Rockefeller, Steven Rockefeller, Kate Briggs, Robert Hinkley, Eleanor Hoagland. Not pictured: Arthur Rogers. [show more]
	1506	Wendell Gilley in front of new Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum	Wendell Gilley in front of new Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1506    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum Creator: Adams - Richard Adams Date: 1981-02 Description: Wendell Gilley at construction site of new museum building
	1507	Steve Valleau	Image, Photograph	People	Steve Valleau Identifier: 1507    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 2011 Description: Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau
	1508	Nina Gormley, former Gilley Museum Director	Image, Photograph	People	Nina Gormley, former Gilley Museum Director Identifier: 1508    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Description: Portrait of former Wendell Gilley Museum Director (1981-2016) Nina Gormley
	1509	Scale Model, Wendell Gilley Museum, Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum	Scale Model, Wendell Gilley Museum, Southwest Harbor Identifier: 1509    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum
96.2.2	1510	Mallard Plaque	Carving	Birds Carvings	Mallard Plaque Accession #: 96.2.2 Identifier: 1510    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Carving of a half-bodied mallard duck in flight superimposed on a painted scene of shoreline and water ; duck approximately seven inches long, six inches high ; both legs are broken off and missing ; traces of practice painting on reverse ; edges painted silver ; signed bottom right "Gilley"

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