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| Union Church of Northeast Harbor quilt Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Union Church of Northeast Harbor quilt Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Album Quilt created by members (men and women) of The Federated Church Society of the Union Church of Northeast Harbor in 1900. Presented to the church in 2000 by Connie Seavey. This Object Id # also includes a framed list of all of the signers of the quilt and a short explanation of the provenance and history of the quilt and the ownership of it. | ||||
| Chickadee Pair Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Chickadee Pair Wendell Gilley Museum 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. | |||
| Ebony Eagle, carving Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Ebony Eagle, carving Northeast Harbor Library Description: Bald Eagle # 180, July 1955. Purchased from exhibit. | ||
| Yellowlegs Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Yellowlegs Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Life size; working/decorative decoy - disassembles into four pieces: beak, head, body and leg/base - body hollow, hinged on bottom, closes on back with hasp, head and beak can be enclosed in body; glass eyes, painted detail, single dowel leg set in driftwood base. Signed "Gilley '69" on rear of base. Marked "Only two made, property of Addie Gilley" on underside of base. A copy of a decoy pattern, one of two ever made by W.H. Gilley. [show more] | ||
| Yellowlegs Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Yellowlegs Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Life size; adult on driftwood base, standing with right foot raised. Underside of base marked "Yellowlegs 1972" | ||
| Black Capped Chickadee, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Black Capped Chickadee, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Almost life size; two chickadees on driftwood, both standing upright, left chickadee has head down; both with glass eyes, metal legs and feet, carved and painted detail. Signed "Gilley '58" on rear of base. | ||
| Wood Duck Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| Whimbrel Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Whimbrel Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Has stamp "A. E. Crowell, East Harwich" on underside of base. | |||
| Black Duck Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| Barrow's Goldeneye, Drake Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Barrow's Goldeneye, Drake Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Has black A.E. Crowell & Son label on underside of base | |||
| Redhead Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| Pintail, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Pintail, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Miniatures; pair standing side by side, female to the right, male to the left on driftwood base; glass eyes, lead feet, painted feather detail. Signed "Gilley" and marked "Made for Addie Gilley" on underside of base. | ||
| Semipalmated Plover Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Semipalmated Plover 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" on underside of base. | ||
| American Goldeneye Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  American Goldeneye Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Miniature male ; mounted on oblong smooth wood base, upright posture facing forward; glass eyes, metal legs and feet. Signed on side of base: "Gilley." Underside of base marked: "Addie Gilley, Am. Goldeneye." | ||
| 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 | ||
| Redhead drake Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| Canvasback Drake Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Canvasback Drake Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Miniature; mounted on grey mound base, hunched over, beak pointing to ground; painted eyes and feet, wire legs set into base. Marked "Copy of bird made by A.C. Crowell" and "Addie Gilley" on underside of base. | ||
| Roadrunner Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Roadrunner Wendell Gilley Museum 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 | |||
| Long Billed Curlew Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Long Billed Curlew Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Life size; adult on driftwood base, squatting, tail up, neck arched back; glass eyes, metal legs, carved, burned and painted detail, beak made from naturally curved piece of ash. Bird was originally made standing erect, then changed - two holes where old legs were placed behind present pair. Unsigned. | ||
| Barn Owl Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Barn Owl Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Life size; adult perched sidelong on driftwood piece attached to oblong carved wooden base, toes three front one back, head turned to right shoulder; glass eyes, metal feet, carved, burned and painted detail. Signed "Gilley '76" on base. Marked "Barn Owl made for Addie Gilley, 1976, by Wendell Gilley" on underside of base. | ||
| Woodcock Pair with Two Chicks Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Woodcock Pair with Two Chicks Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Miniature group on natural wooden base: male upright, wings hanging down, wire legs, painted feet; female nestled on wood, chicks between parent birds. Great degree of painted detail depicting adult and immature plumage. Signed "Gilley" on right side of base, underside marked: "Addie Gilley, Gilley." | ||
| Wood Duck, Group Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Wood Duck, Group Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Approx. 1/4 life size group of five; two males, three females on partially burned driftwood base, males on right, far right male preening breast feathers, females on left, far left female preening left shoulder; all with glass eyes, metal feet, carved and painted details. Unsigned. | ||
| Herring Gull, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Herring Gull, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum Description: 1/4 life size; folded wings, perched on natural base; glass eyes, painted, semi-detailed plumage markings. Signed: "Gilley '73" on right side of base. | ||
| Common Tern, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Common Tern, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Life size pair; adults on burned driftwood attached to oblong carved wooden base, left bird higher, standing, wings up, beak agape, right bird standing, wings closed, beak closed; both birds with glass eyes, metal feet. Signed "Gilley" on left of base. Marked "Common Tern, Addie Gilley, 1976" on underside of base. | ||
| Rudy Turnstone, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Rudy Turnstone, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Life size; male and female on oblong, sand covered wooden base with two attached driftwood pieces, male standing on burned driftwood, head turned over left shoulder, facing front of composition, female on lower right, attached to oblong base, head to ground, tail up; both have glass eyes, metal legs, carved, burned and painted detail. Unsigned. Marked "Property of Addie Gilley, Ruddy Turnstone, 1975" on underside of base. |
