Object Number 1957.0026.588

Object Name

Tool (for metals) (Tongs)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Belin du Pont

Creator (Role)

Felix Dominy (Probable 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

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

Date

1820-1830

Subjects

Dominy Family Clockmaking

Materials

Iron

Dimensions (inches)

2.3 (H) , 27 (L) , 4.9 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.9 (H) , 69 (L) , 12.5 (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: pg 199, fig 165 C