1963.0156.001 Tool (for textiles), view 1
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Tool (for textiles) (Swift)

  • Category:

    Tools

  • Creator (Role):

    Nathaniel Dominy V (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Materials:

    Whale bone; Mahogany; Ivory (sperm whale); Copper; Brass

  • Techniques:

    Turned

  • Museum Object Number:

    1963.0156.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1963.0156.001

Object Name

Tool (for textiles) (Swift)

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

Materials

Whale bone; Mahogany; Ivory (sperm whale); Copper; Brass

Techniques

Turned

Dimensions (inches)

24.56 (H) , 7.62 (W) , 7.25 (D) , 19 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

62.39 (H) , 19.37 (W) , 18.42 (D) , 48.26 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 168, fig. 90