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  • 81.1.53
1062Tree Sparrow
  • Carving, 2/3 Life-size
  • Birds
Tree Sparrow
Accession #:
  • 81.1.53
Identifier:
  • 1062   
Type:
  • Carving, 2/3 Life-size
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1940
Description:
Approx. 2/3 life size; semi-erect posture, facing forward, tail horizontal; glass eyes, wire legs set in smooth mound base, painted feet. Signed and marked "Addie Gilley, Tree Sparrow by W.H Gilley" on underside of base.
  • 81.1.58
1257Yellowlegs
  • Carving, Miniature
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Yellowlegs
Accession #:
  • 81.1.58
Identifier:
  • 1257   
Type:
  • Carving, Miniature
Subject:
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1940 c
Description:
Miniature adult; glass eyes, wire legs set into smooth round base with painted feet; body horizontal, head semi-erect, facing forward; underside of base marked/signed "Addie Gilley, by W. H. Gilley." Elmer Crowell copy
  • 81.1.67
1075American Goldfinch, Male
  • Carving, Life-size
  • Birds
American Goldfinch, Male
Accession #:
  • 81.1.67
Identifier:
  • 1075   
Type:
  • Carving, Life-size
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1940 c.
Description:
Approx. Life size; adult male, glass eyes, painted plumage detail, wire legs set into green mound base. Marked "Goldfinch by W.H Gilley, Addie Gilley." on underside of base.
  • 81.1.7
1042Bobwhite Quail, Pair
  • Carving, Pair, Miniature
  • Birds
Bobwhite Quail, Pair
Accession #:
  • 81.1.7
Identifier:
  • 1042   
Type:
  • Carving, Pair, Miniature
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1945
Description:
Miniatures; mounted on carved, oblong, brown mound base, male stands upright on "log" attached to main base and has carved feet, female stands on main base, head down as if herding young, legs set into base, painted feet; glass eyes, painted plumage. Signed and dated "7/16/45, Bob White by W.H. Gilley," "Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
  • 81.1.78
1086Bobwhite Quail, Male
  • Carving, Life-size
  • Birds
Bobwhite Quail, Male
Accession #:
  • 81.1.78
Identifier:
  • 1086   
Type:
  • Carving, Life-size
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1947
Description:
Life size; mounted on carved mound base, standing erect, facing forward; glass eyes, wire legs, sheet metal feet, carved and painted detail. Unmarked.
  • 81.1.80
1182Mallard Drake
  • Carving, Miniature
  • Birds
Mallard Drake
Accession #:
  • 81.1.80
Identifier:
  • 1182   
Type:
  • Carving, Miniature
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1940
Description:
Miniature swimming drake, muted colors, painted details, glass eyes, small lead loop, bent, near tail feathers. Underside signed, marked, dated ; "Gilley, Addie Gilley, 1940."
  • 81.2.1
1166Yellowlegs
  • Carving, Miniature
  • Birds
Yellowlegs
Accession #:
  • 81.2.1
Identifier:
  • 1166   
Type:
  • Carving, Miniature
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1945
Description:
Miniature; bird on driftwood base; glass eyes, metal legs and feet, carved and painted detail. Stamped "W.H. Gilley, Southwest Harbor," marked "Yellow legs" on underside of base.
  • 81.2.2
1167Semipalmated Plover
  • Carving, Miniature
  • Birds
Semipalmated Plover
Accession #:
  • 81.2.2
Identifier:
  • 1167   
Type:
  • Carving, Miniature
Subject:
  • Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1945
Description:
Miniature; bird on driftwood base; glass eyes, metal legs and feet, carved and painted detail. Stamped "W.H. Gilley, Southwest Harbor" on underside of base.
  • 89.3.3
1283Mourning Dove
  • Carving, 1/2 Life-size
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Mourning Dove
Accession #:
  • 89.3.3
Identifier:
  • 1283   
Type:
  • Carving, 1/2 Life-size
Subject:
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1948 c
Description:
Resting bird, head slightly tucked, bill downwards, tail swept up and wing tips cropped; minimal carved detail, incised wings ; glass eyes, metal legs and feet with talons clutching downward on driftwood burl base. Signed "Gilley" on top of base, lower left; no date on piece but approximately 1948.
  • 89.4.1
1294Herring Gull
  • Carving, Miniature
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Herring Gull
Accession #:
  • 89.4.1
Identifier:
  • 1294   
Type:
  • Carving, Miniature
Subject:
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Date:
  • 1940 c
Description:
Herring gull in adult plumage, taking off from a smooth burl driftwood base ; carved with minimum of detail; outside wing edges notched to suggest feathers; painted eyes, bill, legs and feet. W.H.G. marked on underside of base ; no date on piece but probably from the 1940s