Object Number 1957.0093.019 A- C

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Hollow plane)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Nathaniel Dominy IV (Maker)
7/25/1737-10/23/1812
Married Katharine Hallome on June 30, 1753. Children: Mary (d. in infancy) and Anna (twins). 2nd Marriage: Married Hannah Baker on November 28, 157 (or 1759), Children: Jonathan (d. in infancy), Hannah, Mary (d. in infancy), Urania, Leah, Nathaniel V, Phoebe, Clara.

Place of Origin

East Hampton, New York, Long Island, United States, North America

Date

1765

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Stock, on toe; Stamped in block letters "ND" (conjoined)
2. Inscription; Stock, on toe; 1765
3. Inscription; Stock on top edge; "2nd"

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Birch; Iron; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

6.1 (H) , 11.3 (L) , 1.1 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.5 (H) , 28.8 (L) , 2.7 (W)

Measurement Notes

Catalogued assembled.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Whelan, John M. 1993 The Wooden Plane: Its History, Form and Function. 503.
• pg 188-89
[Book] Salaman, Raphael Arthur. 1990 Dictionary of Woodworking Tools c. 1700 -1970 and tools of allied trades.
• pg 331
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• Published fig 71 B, 108-09