Object Number 1957.0026.372 A

Object Name

Tool (for furniture) (Pole lathe, trestles and bed)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Belin du Pont

Creator (Role)

Nathaniel Dominy III (Possible maker)
12/3/1714-3/30/1778
Married Elizabeth Eyres (or Ayres) July 23, 1736. Children: Nathaniel IV, William, Elizabeth (d. aged 11), Deborah, Henry, Elizabeth, John.

Nathaniel Dominy IV (Possible 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, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1750-1775

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Ash; Pine, white; Oak, red; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

42.6 (H) , 78.5 (L) , 34.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

108.3 (H) , 199.4 (L) , 87.6 (D)

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: Fig. 49, p. 93-94