Object Number 1957.0093.090 A- F

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Table round plane)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Nathaniel Dominy IV (Maker)
7/25/1737-10/23/1812
Married Katharine Hallome on June 30, 1753. Children: Mary (d. in infancy) and Anna (twins). 2nd Marriage: Married Hannah Baker on November 28, 157 (or 1759), Children: Jonathan (d. in infancy), Hannah, Mary (d. in infancy), Urania, Leah, Nathaniel V, Phoebe, Clara.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1765-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Stock, on toe; Stamped once on (A) and once on (D) " ND" Conjoined inside a square
2. Mark; Stock, on toe; Stamped once on (A) and once on (D) "TI" in block letters inside a square

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Beech, American; Hickory; Iron; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

5.5 (H) , 11.5 (L) , 3.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.97 (H) , 29.21 (L) , 8.26 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements for components: (A) Stock proper right: L= 29.2, W= 2.7, H= 7.4 B) Iron: L= 19.5, W= 2 cm, H= .3 cm, C) Wedge: L= 16.5 cm, W=1.9, H=.9, D) Stock proper left: L= 29.2 cm, W= 8.5 cm, H= 8.2 cm (one wedge is missing, the other was not removed for cataloguing)

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 367
[Book] Whelan, John M. 1993 The Wooden Plane: Its History, Form and Function. 503.
• pg 162-64
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• pg 127, Fig 96 A Object discussed and illustrated,