Object Number 1957.0026.421

Object Name

Tool (for metals) (Dividers)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Belin du Pont

Creator (Role)

Felix Dominy (Maker)
2/12/1800-12/20/1868
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.

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Probable origin is England.

Date

1820-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Shaft; "FD" roughly incised

Subjects

Dominy Family Clockmaking

Materials

Brass; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

3.3 (L) , 0.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

8.5 (L) , 1.3 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measured closed

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• Published: pg 163, fig 129 G