Object Number 1957.0093.094 A- C

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Bead plane)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

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

Place of Origin

East Hampton, Long Island, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1800-1825

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Stock, on toe; Stamped in block letters "DOMINY" in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Stock, on heel; Handwritten in script in black ink "Bead"
3. Inscription; Stock, on toe; Incised "7/8"

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Yew, European; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

6 (H) , 9 (L) , 1.7 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14 (H) , 24 (L) , 4.2 (W)

Measurement Notes

This was 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 200-205
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• pg 101-02
[Book] Salaman, Raphael Arthur. 1990 Dictionary of Woodworking Tools c. 1700 -1970 and tools of allied trades.
• pg 338