Object Number 1957.0026.067

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Chisel)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Belin du Pont

Creator (Role)

Nathaniel Dominy V (Maker)
1770-1852
Married Temperance Miller c. 1794. Children: John, Nancy, Felix

William Weldon (Maker)
Bibliography: Goodman. "British Planemakers from 1700" (1978). pg. 175.

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Handle

Secondary Place of Origin

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

Blade

Date

1787-1841

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Blade; Stamped in block letters "WELDON"

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Iron; Ash

Dimensions (inches)

1.1 (H) , 9 (L) , 1.1 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.7 (H) , 23 (L) , 2.7 (W)

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 24 D, pg 67