Object Number 1957.0026.343

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Gauge)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Belin du Pont

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.

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

1780-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; On one side; "Pump Box" written in script in pencil.
2. Mark; On one side; "15\in/ long" written in script in pencil.

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Wood; Pine

Dimensions (inches)

0.4 (H) , 9.3 (L) , 2 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1 (H) , 23.7 (L) , 5 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• Published: p. 79.