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Herring Gull with Fish Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| Herring Gull with Fish Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Approx. 1/2 life size; adult swimming, flat bottom, carved and painted fish in beak, head tilted left; glass eyes, carved and painted decorative detail. Signed "Gilley" and marked "Addie Gilley" on underside of base. Dated "1946" | ||
Liberty National Bank, Ellsworth, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Liberty National Bank, Ellsworth, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Watercolor sketch, Liberty National Bank, Ellsworth, Maine, 1949 | ||
Yellowlegs Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| Yellowlegs Wendell Gilley Museum 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 | ||
Construction Plan , Design No. 77 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Construction Plan , Design No. 77 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Construction deck plan for 'Little International,' class boat commissioned by William F. Strawbridge from L. Francis Herreshoff, of Marblehead. Two boats were built by Hinckley. One remains on Mount Desert Island today. The class failed to materialize due to the coming of WWII, after which Luders made their debut. White markings of ship design on black background (white paper on back is blank). Shows design of 28' class boat. Construction plan for design number 77. Drawn or designed by L. Francis Herreshoff in Aug. 1940. Scale: 1"=1'. [show more] | ||
Early American Decoration Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Early American Decoration Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Gives information about the techniques of decorating early American furniture, walls, tinware, etc. and also gives instructions about how to do that oneself. Covers stenciling, applying gold leaf, japanning, oil-painted boxes and chests Envelope inside front cover contains cut stencils. | ||
Eagle Plaque Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| Eagle Plaque Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Decorative three dimensional eagle plaque, head turned left, painted gold, made from two pieces of wood. Has screw eye for hanging. Signed " W.H. Gilley" on back of right wing. Marked "Addie Gilley." | ||
Mallard Drake Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| Mallard Drake Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Mallard male on long driftwood base ; underside of base inscribed "Wendell Gilley approx. 1940s" | ||
Mourning Dove Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| Mourning Dove Wendell Gilley Museum 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. | ||
Herring Gull Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| Herring Gull Wendell Gilley Museum 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 | ||
Red Knot Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| Red Knot Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Underside of base marked "Knot by W. H. Gilley approx 1946." |