Object Number 1957.0093.088 A- C

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Ovolo 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

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Beech, American; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

5 (H) , 7.25 (L) , 0.68 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.7 (H) , 18.42 (L) , 1.74 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements of components: A) Stock: L= 19 cm, W= 1.5 cm, H= 6.6 cm, B) Iron: L= 15.5 cm, W=.8 cm, H= .2 cm, C) Wedge: L: 14.5 cm, W= 2 cm, H= .8

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.
• Fig 506, pg 342
[Book] Whelan, John M. 1993 The Wooden Plane: Its History, Form and Function. 503.
• pg 178 - 296