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Infant jacket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Clothing, Jacket
  • c. 1940s
Infant jacket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Silk infant jacket with ribbon tie, four embroidered pink flowers with green leaves, lace around scalloped collar and border including sleeves.
Infant jacket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Clothing, Jacket
  • c. 1940s
Infant jacket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Cream infant jacket trimmed in blue crochet around all edges. Blue ribbon at neck. Some staining and discoloration.
Decoration of Chivalry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Award
  • Other, Rebekah
  • 1948
Decoration of Chivalry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Rebekah award to Constance Robbins 1948
Bullet Shell
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Armaments, Blank Cartridge
  • c 1943
Bullet Shell
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Bullet casing, brass. Large 20 mm mk 2. Marked, “1943”.
Communion Set
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Ritual Container, Communion Vessel, Communion Set
  • c 1890 - 1940
Communion Set
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Plate has a medium tone stain. Three rubber legs on bottom, hardened with age. Thirty-six tiny clear glass cups. Each is 1 and 3/4 inches high. There is one cup missing. The donor indicated that these are from the Hall Quarry Chapel which existed from 1890-1940.
Crucifix
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Religious Symbol, Cross, Crucifix
  • c 1890 - 1940
Crucifix
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Horizontal piece routed out to fit vertical piece. Nailed in center. Nailed to base. Painted brown. Paint flaking. Donor info - came from Hall Quarry Chapel in use from approximately 1890 to 1940.
Postcard of Eagle Lake from Cadilac Mountain Road
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • 1946
Postcard of Eagle Lake from Cadilac Mountain Road
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Postcard of Eagle Lake from Cadilac Mountain Road
Infant bootees
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Clothing, Bootee
  • c. 1940s
Infant bootees
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Pair of knitted pink wool infant booties with pink ribbon.
G.H.S. Junior Prize Speaking
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Plaque
  • 1949
G.H.S. Junior Prize Speaking
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
G.H.S. Junior Prize Speaking Plaque. 1943-1949 From Gilman High School, Northeast Harbor, Maine
Eagle Plaque
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1945
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."
Stamped postcard sent from Hulls Cove post office,1947
Tremont Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Other, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine
  • Other, Hulls Cove, Hancock County, Maine
  • Other, Post Offices
  • Other, Stamps
  • 1947
Description:
Stamped postcard sent from Hulls Cove post office,1947
Pre-stamped postcard sent from Otter Creek Post Office 1945.
Tremont Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Other, Mail Delivery
  • Other, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, Maine
  • Other, Post Offices
  • Other, Postage
  • Other, Postmasters
  • Other, Stamps
  • 4/13/1945
Description:
Pre-stamped postcard sent from Otter Creek Post Office 1945.
American Goldfinch, Male
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1940 c.
American Goldfinch, Male
Wendell Gilley Museum
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.
Bobwhite Quail, Male
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1947
Bobwhite Quail, Male
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Life size; mounted on carved mound base, standing erect, facing forward; glass eyes, wire legs, sheet metal feet, carved and painted detail. Unmarked.
Mallard Drake
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1940 c
Mallard Drake
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Mallard male on long driftwood base ; underside of base inscribed "Wendell Gilley approx. 1940s"
Bobwhite Quail, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1945
Bobwhite Quail, Pair
Wendell Gilley Museum
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.
Yellowlegs
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1945
Yellowlegs
Wendell Gilley Museum
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.
Mourning Dove
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1948 c
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
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1940 c
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
Bobwhite Quail, Male
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1940 c.
Bobwhite Quail, Male
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Miniature; legs set into carved, brown mound base; glass eyes, painted feet and detail. Marked "Addie Gilley, Bob White by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base.
White-throated Sparrow
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1940 c.
White-throated Sparrow
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Approx. 2/3 life size; mounted on smooth mound base, horizontal stance facing forward; glass eyes, painted detail, wire legs set into base, painted feet. Signed and marked "White-throated Sparrow by W.H. Gilley, Addie Gilley" on underside of base.
Turkey, Male
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1940 c.
Turkey, Male
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Miniature; standing, face forward, legs set into carved, grey mound base; glass eyes, paint brush bristle "beard"; wattle detail carved in; painted plumage and feet. Marked "Addie Gilley, Turkey by W.H Gilley" on underside of base.
Ring-necked Pheasant, Male
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1940 c.
Ring-necked Pheasant, Male
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Miniature; legs set into carved, grey mound base; glass eyes, painted feet and detail. Marked "Addie Gilley, Pheasant by W.H. Gilley" on underside of base.
Eagle Plaque
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1945
Eagle Plaque
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Decorative eagle, head turned right, wings spread, talons clutching branch; unpainted, fitted for wall hanging. Signed "W.H. Gilley" on back. Marked "made especially for Addie B. Gilley."
Common Scoter
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1945
Common Scoter
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Oversize decoy made and used by Wendell Gilley and Roger Rich ; one of 24 made circa 1945. Head and body 2 separate pieces. Gilley made model, carved heads, Rich made bodies; decoys are hollow with removable, turnable heads on square oak pegs, do not swivel in water ; well defined shape with some painted detail ; underside stamped "W.H. Gilley." Smooth finish, all black body, head black, eye brown, black pupil, beak yellow/orange/blue-grey. [show more]