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Tool (for furniture) (Lathe puppet)
1750-1825
Category
Tools
Place of Origin
East Hampton; New York; Long Island; United States; North America
Materials
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1957.0026.632
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Belin du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0026.632
Object Name
Tool (for furniture) (Lathe puppet)
Category
Tools
Place of Origin
East Hampton; New York; Long Island; United States; North America
Date
1750-1825
Subject(s)
- Dominy Family Woodworking
Materials
- Wood
Dimensions (inches)
2.9 (H) x 3.4 (W) x 17.6 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.4 (H) x 8.7 (W) x 44.8 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Moxon, Joseph. 1703 Mechanick exercises : or, The doctrine of handy-works ; applied to the arts of smithing, joinery, carpentry, turning, bricklayery ; to which is added, Mechanick dyalling: shewing how to draw a true sun-dyal on any given plane, however scituated ; only with the help of a straight ruler and a pair of compasses, and without any arithmetical calculation.
• For a description on lathe puppets, see page 168-169.Book: Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• Published: p. 91-93.