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1957.0026.001 A-C, 1957.0093.081 A-C, 1957.0093.082 A-C, 1959.0158.001 A-C, view 1
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Tool (for wood) (Long plane)
Mottram, Nathaniel Dominy V
1797
Category
Tools
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mottram (Maker)
Place of Origin
Sheffield; South Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Beech, American
- Iron
- Iron
- Ivory
Museum Object Number
1957.0093.082 A- C
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1957.0093.082 A- C
Object Name
Tool (for wood) (Long plane)
Category
Tools
Creator (Role)
Mottram (Maker); Nathaniel Dominy V (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Sheffield; South Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Hummel in "With Hammer in Hand" writes that there were two firms in Sheffield with Mottram in the name. Mottram and Greaves of Mottram and Company He writes "There is little doubt that the blade was made in Sheffield."
Blade made by Mottram, Sheffield, England, 1821-1849.
Secondary Place of Origin
East Hampton; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Stock made by N. Dominy V.
Date
1797
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Stock, on toe
Inscription: Stamped in block letters "DOMINY" in a serrated rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Stock, on toe
Inscription: Incised "1797"
Type: Mark
Location: Iron
Inscription: Stamped incuse in block letters "MOTTRAM"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Dominy Family Woodworking
Materials
- Beech, American
- Iron
- Iron
- Ivory
Dimensions (inches)
7 (H) x 3 (W) x 26 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17 (H) x 7.7 (W) x 66 (L)
Measurement Notes
Catalogued assembled.