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1509 | Scale Model, Wendell Gilley Museum, Southwest Harbor |
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1002 | Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) |
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| ![]() Description: Wendell Gilley is a name well known among carvers and carving collectors. Author of The Art of Bird Carving: A Guide to a Fascinating Hobby, one of the earliest instructional books on the subject, Gilley was a pioneer in the field of decorative bird carving. By his estimate, he created “ten thousand birds of pine and paint” between 1931 and 1983. (Gilley also loved alliteration; it should be noted that most of his carvings were made of basswood.) [show more] | |
1005 | Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) |
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| ![]() Description: Addie Gilley’s created an outstanding collection of her husband’s work. The carvings that Addie so wisely saved over the years became the core of the Museum’s permanent collection. Wendell and Addie were the guests of honor at the opening of the Gilley Museum on July 12, 1981. They remained active in the museum until their deaths a few months apart in 1983. | |
1400 | Desk calendar |
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| ![]() Description: Printed date on calendar is 1955 but it appears the Gilleys reused calendar pages to record events in subsequent years. | |
1430 | Wendell H. Gilley Holding Carved Osprey |
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1453 | Wendell Gilley Selecting Driftwood |
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| 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 |
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1455 | Wendell Gilley Carving Wings |
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1456 | Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird |
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1484 | Wendell H. Gilley in his workshop |
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1497 | Portrait of Wendell Gilley in Cap and Gown |
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1508 | Nina Gormley, former Gilley Museum Director |
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| Description: Portrait of former Wendell Gilley Museum Director (1981-2016) Nina Gormley | |
1541 | Wendell Gilley and Steven Rockefeller |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley, holding a carving of a ruffed grouse, with Steven Rockefeller. On reverse side of photograph: "Wendell Gilley in his S.W. Harbor Studio" | |
1580 | Southwest Harbor Man Gave Up Family Business to Become "Whittling" Artist |
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| Description: Bar Harbor Times article about Wendell Gilley's beginnings as an artist. Publication date is unknown. | |
1591 | Wooden National Wood Carvers' Association Name Badge |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley's National Wood Carvers' Association Name Badge labelled "N.W.C.A. Director Wendell H. Gilley, 179-1, S. West Harbor, Me." | |
1592 | Wendell H. Gilley Painting a Cardinal |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley at his work table painting a carving of a cardinal, bookshelves in background | |
1593 | Wendell H. Gilley |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley working on a wood carving. At his collar he is wearing a pin shaped like a duck. | |
1594 | Wendell Gilley in his Workshop |
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| Description: Wendell uses a barber's chair he converted into a workbench to hold an eagle carving while he works on it. | |
1595 | Wendell Gilley at his Workbench |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley in checked shirt with pipe seated at his workbench | |
1596 | Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant |
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| Description: Wendell Gillley seated at his workbench carving what appears to be a miniature pheasant. Pieces of driftwood are on table behind him | |
1597 | Wendell Gilley Hunting Waterfowl |
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1224 | Wendell H. Gilley in his Workshop |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley working on a carving, cormorants and herons on the wall behind him | |
1225 | Wendell H. Gilley Carving Eagle |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley at workbench carving eagle with raised wings | |
1229 | Wendell H. Gilley Carving a Grouse |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley in his workshop carving, tools hanging on wall next to him | |
1230 | Wendell H. Gilley Holding Owl Carving |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley outdoors holding small carving of an owl perched on a driftwood branch | |
1446 | Note from Ted Madara to Nina Gormley |
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| 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] | |
1204 | Letter to Nina Gormley from Lucretia W. Evans |
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| Description: This letter expresses Lucretia Evans' intention to donate her copy of Wendell Gilley's book Bird Carving, a Guide to a Fascinating Hobby, which she believed might be a first edition. | |
1598 | Carved Wooden Molds |
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| Description: Various wooden molds Wendell Gilley carved for use in making cast lead feet | |
1449 | Drawing of Chipmunk, Beaver, and Black Bear |
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| Description: Pencil drawing on tracing paper sent to Donald Fenner from Wendell Gilley ; undated | |
1379 | Guestbooks |
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| ![]() Description: 3 Guestbooks containing signatures of Wendell Gilley's visitors from March 1944 - Nov. 1951, July 24, 1971 - July 9, 1974, and July 12, 1974 - June 13, 1977. 1 notebook listing names of visitors to his workshop between May 1970 and July 24, 1971 | |
| 1287 | Great Blue Heron |
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| 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. |
1330 | Eagles |
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| Description: Typescript draft of a section included in The Art of Bird Carving by Wendell Gilley describing his techniques for carving eagles. | |
1411 | Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley |
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| Description: Christmas card featuring a pair of carved wood ducks on a piece of driftwood. No date. Signed "Addie & Wendell Gilley" | |
1514 | Wood Duck, Pair |
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| Description: Black and white photograph of a wood duck pair labeled "Wendell Gilley - Wood Duck" on reverse | |
1515 | Pileated Woodpecker |
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| Description: Black and white photograph with label: "Pileated woodpecker. 1970 carving by Wendell Gilley - Collection of Wendell Gilley Museum - photo by Dori Selene Rockefeller" on reverse | |
1516 | Bobwhite Quail, Pair |
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| Description: Black and white photograph labeled: " Wendell Gilley - Quail (Bobwhite)" on reverse | |
1517 | Green-winged Teal and Blue-winged Teal |
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| Description: Black and white photograph of green-winged and blue-winged teal drakes | |
1518 | Great Horned Owl |
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| Description: Black and white photograph labeled: "Wendell Gilley - Great Horned Owl" on reverse | |
1519 | Ruffed Grouse |
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| Description: Black and white photograph labeled "Ruffed Grouse. 1981 carving by Wendell Gilley - collection of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gilley - photo by Dori Selene Rockefeller" on reverse | |
1520 | Bobwhite Quail |
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1521 | Bufflehead |
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1522 | Great Blue Heron with Trout |
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| 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 | |
1523 | Golden Eagle |
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| 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 | |
| 1525 | Canada Geese |
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| Description: Pair of Canada geese on driftwood base ; Signed "W.H. Gilley" on underside ; no date apparent. |
1564 | Woodcock |
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| Description: Woodcock on driftwood base ; head turned slightly to the right. Signed "Gilley" on right side of base ; inscribed "Woodcock by W. H. Gilley" on underside of base. No date visible. | |
1566 | Herring Gull |
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| 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. | |
| 1234 | Redhead drake |
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| 1254 | Polar Bear Diorama |
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| 1269 | Squirrel Ash Tray Holder |
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| Description: Carved squirrel sitting on branch and holding a nut in its paws. Not dated. Signed "Gilley" on back of base |
| 1271 | Jumping Fish Relief |
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| Description: Carved and painted fish jumping out of water painted on board. Hook for hanging on top edge. Unsigned. No date. |
1567 | Cormorant |
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| Description: Neck extended and head turned to the right. Glass eyes, metal legs and feet. Driftwood base, no visible signature or date | |
| 1284 | Herring Gull Pair |
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| 1286 | Pileated Woodpecker |
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| Description: Inscribed "Pileated Woodpecker by W. H. Gilley" on underside of base ; no date |
| 1288 | Herring Gull on Red Buoy |
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| 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. |
| 1291 | Red Legged Black Duck |
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| Description: Signed "Gilley" on top right of base. "National Woodcarvers Association Member"stamped on underside of base. No date |
| 1292 | Great Blue Heron Pair |
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| 1293 | Mallard Drake |
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| 1295 | Mallard Pair |
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| 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 |
| 1300 | Bald Eagle |
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| 1302 | Common Loon |
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| 1303 | Ruffed Grouse |
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| 1305 | Bluebird, Pair |
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| 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. |
| 1308 | Great Blue Heron |
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| 1309 | Pintail, Pair |
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| Description: Signed "Gilley" in white on right front of oblong base ; marked "Pintail ducks by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base ; no date |
| 1313 | Osprey with Flounder on Branch |
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| 1314 | Wood Duck, Pair |
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| 1315 | Wood Stork |
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| 1317 | Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers |
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| Description: Solitary sandpiper perched with wings upright on driftwood branch ; spotted sandpiper standing, body tilted downward, on carved oblong base. Signed "Gilley" on left front of oblong base ; no date |
| 1318 | Common Tern, Pair |
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| 1323 | Canada Goose |
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| 1324 | Mallard, Female |
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| Description: Signed "Gilley" on driftwood base ; underside of base marked "Joe Simmons"and "Dana Fife" |
| 1326 | Northern Cardinal |
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| 1327 | Mallard Drake |
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| Description: Underside of base marked "Mallard"; "by W. H. Gilley" written on piece of tape affixed below "Mallard" |
| 1331 | Mallard, Female |
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| Description: Flat bottom, swimming. No signature or date. Appears to have once been attached to something |
| 1332 | Black Duck, Pair |
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| Description: Flat bottom, swimming, appear to have been once attached to something, no signature or date |
| 1333 | Ring-necked Pheasant |
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| 1337 | Shoveler |
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| 1339 | Herring gull |
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| 1340 | Mallard Drake |
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| 1341 | Canvasback |
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| 1343 | Herring Gull on Piling |
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| 1344 | Great Egret |
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| 1346 | Herring Gull |
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| Description: Signed "Gilley" on right side of base ; Gilley's stamp on underside of base ; no date |
| 1348 | Herring Gull |
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| 1349 | Bobwhite Quail, Pair |
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| 1350 | Bald Eagle |
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| 1362 | Woodcock |
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| Description: No base ; carved from balsa wood ; glass eyes, cast metal three-toed feet ; flat polychrome paint is applied in a somewhat stylized rather than strictly naturalistic, feather treatment ; Signed "Gilley" between feet below a small round hole ; no date |
| 1367 | King Eider |
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| 1368 | Spotted sandpiper |
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| 1369 | Woodcock |
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| 1370 | Long-tailed duck |
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| 1374 | Canvasback, Female |
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| 1375 | Canvasback, Male |
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| 1376 | Mallard, Female |
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| 1377 | Mallard, Male |
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| 1378 | Pintail, Female |
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| 1380 | Ruddy Duck, Female |
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| 1381 | Ruddy Duck, Male |
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| 1382 | Wood Duck |
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| 1383 | Pintail |
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| 1384 | Goldeneye, Drake |
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| 1385 | Goldeneye, Female |
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| 1386 | Barrow's Goldeneye, Drake |
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| 1387 | Surf scoter, Male |
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| Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Skunk head" |
| 1388 | Surf scoter, Female |
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| 1389 | White-winged scoter, Female |
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| 1390 | Whimbrel |
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| 1391 | Common Eider |
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| Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Sea Duck" |
| 1392 | Long-tailed Duck, Male |
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| Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Oldsquaw" |
| 1393 | Greater Scaup, Male |
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| Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Bluebill" |
| 1394 | Greater Scaup, Female |
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| Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Fe. Bluebill" |
| 1395 | Bufflehead, Male |
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| 1396 | Bufflehead, Female |
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| 1397 | Common Merganser, Female |
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| Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Gooseander" |
| 1401 | Brant |
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| 1402 | Black Duck |
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| 1403 | Hooded Merganser, Drake |
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| 1404 | Blue-winged Teal, Male |
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| Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Blue Teal" |
| 1405 | Blue-winged Teal, Female |
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| Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Fe. Blue Teal" |
| 1406 | Green-winged Teal, Male |
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| Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Green Teal" |
| 1407 | Redhead |
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| 1408 | Northern Shoveler |
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| Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked: "Shoveler" |
| 1409 | Canada Goose |
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1416 | Postcard showing Mallard Drake |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Description: Photograph of willet carved by Wendell Gilley. Stamped "Anchor Light Studio, W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor, Maine" on back ; numbered "#40" | |
1420 | Gulls |
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| 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 |
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| 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. | |
1424 | Group of four ducks and a Canada goose |
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| 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. | |
1427 | Bobwhite |
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| Description: Photograph of an interior showing a grouping of bobwhite quail carved by Wendell Gilley mounted over a fireplace . | |
1428 | Bobwhite |
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| Description: Single bobwhite quail carved by Wendell Gilley that is part of group shown mounted over a fireplace in another photograph. | |
1429 | Bobwhite |
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| Description: Partial view of a group of bobwhite quail carved by Wendell Gillley shown mounted over a fireplace in another photograph. | |
1431 | Bald Eagle |
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| Description: Photograph of bald eagle carved by Wendell H. Gilley. Marked "Finished June 1966" on reverse side. | |
1432 | Bald Eagle With Fish |
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| 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 |
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1436 | Marbled Godwit |
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| 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. | |
| 1447 | Common Loon |
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1450 | Atlantic Puffin |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley painting a carving in his workshop with a pipe in his mouth. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse. | |
1457 | Wendell Gilley's Carving Desk |
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| Description: Gilley's desk covered with boxes of carved birds, tools, and other supplies ; "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse. | |
| 1466 | Blue Jay with Acorn |
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| 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 |
| 1471 | Ring-necked Ducks, Pair |
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| 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. |
1475 | Sandpiper |
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| Description: Carved sandpiper on driftwood placed on a sandy surface with painted backdrop. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse. | |
1476 | Gadwall |
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| Description: Gadwall on driftwood base set on reflective surface with grasses in background. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse. | |
1477 | Osprey |
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| Description: Osprey with wings raised placed in setting of rocks and branches. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse. | |
1478 | Great Blue Heron |
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| 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 |
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| Description: Cormorant standing on stump against painted background. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse. | |
1482 | Advertising photograph for Warren Tools |
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| 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 |
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| 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..." | |
| 1492 | Hooded Merganser, Hen |
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| 1501 | Roadrunner |
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| 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 |
| 1510 | Mallard Plaque |
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| 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" |
1533 | Bald Eagle Family |
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| 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 | |
1536 | Black-capped Chickadee Pair |
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| 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. | |
1537 | Black-capped Chickadee |
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| 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 | |
1538 | Mallard Drake |
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| Description: Male mallard mounted on driftwood attached to smooth painted wooden base ; signed "Gilley" in light grey on front of base; no visible date | |
1572 | Bobwhite Quail, Pair |
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| Description: Glass eyes, wire legs and feet, carved and painted detail. Mounted on driftwood base. Signed "Gilley" on right rear of base, no date | |
1584 | Patterns by Wendell Gilley |
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| ![]() Description: Loose-leaf binder containing photocopies of bird carving patterns drawn by Wendell Gilley. Index of patterns in front pocket of binder. | |
1599 | Heron Patterns |
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| 1600 | Chickadee Pair |
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| ![]() 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. |
| 1605 | Quail |
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| Description: Quail standing on mound shaped wooden base, one leg lifted. Very faded signature on underside of base. No date visible. |
| 1613 | Feathered pets : a treatise on the food, breeding and care of canaries, parrots and other cage birds. |
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| 1243 | Black-backed Gull |
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| 1244 | Black-backed Gull |
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| 1245 | Herring Gull |
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| 1248 | Great Gray Owl Plaque |
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| 1253 | Goldfinch |
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| Description: Carroll Drug Store sticker affixed to green felt on underside of base. "7" written in ink on sticker. |
| 1262 | Black Duck, Female |
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| Description: Female preening on burl base. Signed "Gilley" on right front of base. Stamped "Gilley" on underside of base. No date |
| 1263 | Black-capped Chickadee |
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| 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 |
| 1264 | Black Capped Chickadee, Pair |
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| 1267 | Green-winged Teal |
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| Description: Relief of bird in flight; carved and painted detail; unsigned; not dated. |
| 1274 | Herring Gulls |
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| 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 |
| 1277 | Double-crested Cormorant, Pair |
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| Description: Signed "Gillely" on right front of driftwood base. Has wall hanger |
| 1278 | Bald Eagle |
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| Description: Signed "Gilley" on driftwood base. Driftwood base attached to sand covered oblong base |
| 1279 | Red Phalarope |
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| Description: Signed "Gilley" on carved oblong base; no date; marked on underside of base "female in breeding plumage" |
| 1281 | Pileated Woodpecker |
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| Description: Adult male in a naturalistic, though simplified pose, mounted on the larger prong of a smooth, two-pronged driftwood branch ; ovoid gouge-carved pine base ; glass eyes, wire legs and broadly-spread toes gripping driftwood "tree". Signed "Gilley" on back of driftwood mount near the base. No date |
| 1336 | Blue-winged Teal |
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| 1398 | Red-breasted Merganser, Female |
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| Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Fe. Shelldrake" |
| 1399 | Red-breasted Merganser, Male |
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| Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base. Label marked "Shelldrake" |
| 1534 | Downy Woodpecker on Birch |
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| Description: Downy woodpecker perched on birch "tree" mounted on carved oblong wooden base. Signed "Gilley" on bottom of birch ; no date |
| 1282 | White-winged Crossbill Pair |
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| 1325 | Northern Cardinal |
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| 1252 | Goldfinch |
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| 1255 | Vesper Sparrow |
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| 1459 | Tit on a Vise |
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| 1474 | Northern Cardinal, Male |
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| 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 |
| 1265 | Black Capped Chickadee, Pair |
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1545 | Saw-whet Owl |
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| Description: Owl perched on U-shaped branch mounted on flat wooden base. "Gilly" faintly visible on base near bottom of branch. Inscribed "Saw Whet Owl made for Evelyn Foss" and stamped "Wendell H. Gilley" on underside of base. No date visible. | |
1586 | Common eider pair |
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| 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. | |
| 1272 | Mallard Pair |
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| 1312 | Great Blue Heron Pair |
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| 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. |
| 1261 | Bald Eagle With Redhead Duck |
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| 1463 | Canada Goose |
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| 1335 | Green-winged Teal |
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| Description: Marked "G. Winged Teal" and signed "by W. H. Gilley" on underside of base |
| 1366 | American Brant |
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