Accession #	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
81.1.93	1100	Loon with Chick and Egg	Carving, Multiple Birds, Varying Sizes	Birds	Loon with Chick and Egg Accession #: 81.1.93 Identifier: 1100    Type: Carving, Multiple Birds, Varying Sizes Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1964 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.
81.1.97	1008	Upland Plover	Carving, Life-size	Birds	Upland Plover Accession #: 81.1.97 Identifier: 1008    Type: Carving, Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1964 Description: Life size; mounted on driftwood base, standing erect, left leg raised, head turned right; glass eyes, metal legs, burnt, carved and painted detail. Signed “Addie Gilley, Upland Plover, 1974, W.H Gilley” on underside of base. Small cracks at juncture of legs and body. Also called upland sandpiper. Companion piece no. 81.1.98.
81.3.10	1177	Herring Gull, Pair	Carving, Pair, Miniature	Birds	Herring Gull, Pair Accession #: 81.3.10 Identifier: 1177    Type: Carving, Pair, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1960 c. Description: Miniatures; adults on driftwood attached to oblong green/black wooden base, right gull on toes, head down, wings and tail spread, left gull standing, wings folded; both with glass eyes, metal legs and feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on left of base.
81.3.11	1178	Osprey	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Osprey Accession #: 81.3.11 Identifier: 1178    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1960 c. Description: Miniature; well mounted on right side of driftwood piece, head down and turned slightly left, wings raised, tail spread; glass eyes, lead feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley" on lower left of driftwood. Has loop for hanging.
81.3.12	1179	Osprey	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Osprey Accession #: 81.3.12 Identifier: 1179    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1960 c. Description: Miniature; adult well-mounted on driftwood base, similar to piece no. 81.3.11, perched on right side spur, head down and turned slightly left, wings raised, tail spread; glass eyes, metal feet. Has loop for hanging. Can be removed from base. Signed on lower left of driftwood.
81.3.3	1170	Cormorant	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Cormorant Accession #: 81.3.3 Identifier: 1170    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1960 Description: Miniature; adult standing on driftwood base, head turned over right shoulder; glass eyes, metal feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley '60" on base.
81.3.4	1171	Belted Kingfisher	Carving, Miniature	Birds	Belted Kingfisher Accession #: 81.3.4 Identifier: 1171    Type: Carving, Miniature Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1960 c. Description: Miniature; adult male on driftwood base attached to oblong carved wooden base; glass eyes, metal feet. Signed "Gilley" on lower left of driftwood. Underside of base felt lined.
81.3.7	1174	Great Horned Owl	Carving, 1/3 Life-size	Birds	Great Horned Owl Accession #: 81.3.7 Identifier: 1174    Type: Carving, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Birds Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1960 Description: Approx. 1/3 life size; adult on driftwood base, head turned to right, ear tufts erect, 3 toes forward and 1 back; glass eyes, metal feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley 1960" on lower left of base.
89.3.12	1233	Pintail Drake	Carving, 1/4 Life-size	Birds Carvings	Pintail Drake Accession #: 89.3.12 Identifier: 1233    Type: Carving, 1/4 Life-size Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1961 Description: Adult male, body held horizontal and low with tail fanned and pin arched upward ; head fully outstretched, twisted upward and to the right ; wire legs and metal webbed feet ; glass eyes ; signed "Gilley '61" on right rear side of base
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]
	1544	Saw-whet Owl	Carving	Birds Carvings	Saw-whet Owl Identifier: 1544    Type: Carving Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1969 Description: Owl looking over left shoulder, perched on driftwood base. Inscribed "Made especially for Hilda + Hulda Bragdon , Saw whet owl" on underside of base ; signed W.H. Gilley and dated 1969.
	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.

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