Tool (for wood) (Bung starter)

Museum Object Number 1957.0026.282

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Bung starter)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Belin du Pont

Creator (Role)

Felix Dominy (Maker)

Creator Notes

Son of Nathaniel V. Married Phebe Miller on October 28, 1826. Children: Nathaniel VII (This is correct, the seventh. The family does not have a Nathaniel VI), Jerusha, Mary, Arthur, Edmond.

Date of Birth

2/12/1800

Date of Death

12/20/1868

Place of Origin

New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1818-1835

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Cheek; carved roughly "FD"

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Wood

Dimensions (inches)

2 (H) , 28 (L) , 6 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5 (H) , 71 (L) , 15.2 (W)

Object Description

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