Object Number 1957.0093.035 A- C

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Ogee plane)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Bishop (Maker)
1787-1849

Nathaniel Dominy V (Maker)
1770-1852
Married Temperance Miller c. 1794. Children: John, Nancy, Felix

Place of Origin

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

The iron

Secondary Place of Origin

East Hampton, Long Island, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

The stock

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Stock, on toe; Stamped in block letters "DOMINY" in a serrated rectangle
2. Mark; Iron; Stamped incuse in block letters "BISHOP"

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Beech, American; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

6.37 (H) , 9.18 (L) , 1.06 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.19 (H) , 23.33 (L) , 2.7 (W)

Measurement Notes

The measurements above are listed for the assembled plane. The measurements of the components: A) Stock: L= 23.5 cm, W= 2.5 cm, H= 9 cm B) Iron: L= 20 cm, W= 2.5 cm, H= .3 cm C) Wedge: L= 17.5, W= 2 cm, H= .6 cm

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Whelan, John M. 1993 The Wooden Plane: Its History, Form and Function. 503.
• pg 178-296
[Book] Salaman, Raphael Arthur. 1990 Dictionary of Woodworking Tools c. 1700 -1970 and tools of allied trades.
• pg 338
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• Published: fig 77, pg 113