Object Number 1957.0093.014 A- C

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Bead plane)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

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

Place of Origin

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

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 toe; "1795"

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Iron; Beech, American; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

5 (H) , 6.56 (L) , 0.43 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.7 (H) , 16.67 (L) , 1.11 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements of components: A) Stock: L= 16.7 cm, W= 1 cm, H= 7.3 cm B) Iron: L; 16 cm, W= .6 cm, H= .3 C) Wedge L= 15 cm, W= 2cm, H= .5 cm C) Wedge: L= 15 cm, W= 2 cm, H= .5 cm

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Salaman, Raphael Arthur. 1990 Dictionary of Woodworking Tools c. 1700 -1970 and tools of allied trades.
• pg 338
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• pg 101-02
[Book] Whelan, John M. 1993 The Wooden Plane: Its History, Form and Function. 503.
• pg 200-205