Object Number 1957.0093.085 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, New York, Long Island, United States, North America

Date

1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Stock, on toe; Stamped in bold letters "DOMINY" in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Stock, on toe; Incised "1800"

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Beech, American; Iron; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Measurement Notes

Measurements of components: A) Stock: L= 19.2 cm, W= 1.5 cm, H= 7.5 cm B) Iron: L= 17 cm, W= 1.2 cm, H= .3 cm C) Wedge: L=15.5 cm, W= 1.5 cm, H= .6 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 338-39 fig A
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• Published Fig 62 B, 101-02