Hollow plane made by Cesar Chelor
date: label: Date
content: 1753-1784
name: label: Created by
content: Cesar Chelor, American, 1720 - 1784
notes: label: Description
content: A wooden hollow plane. There is evidence of older dents, abrasions, and scratches. There is one minor checking crack on the stock's side. There is a notable loss from a knot in the wood at the proper left heel of the stock. In relief on toe, oriented vertically at top, is [CE*CHELOR / LIVING*IN / WRENTHAM]. In relief on toe, oriented vertically at bottom, is [E:R].
place: label: Place used
content: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Building Arts
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Skilled labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Richard DeAvila / Cesar Chelor Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.8.15
objectType: label: Type
content: hollow planes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood with iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 9/16 × 1 3/16 × 9 15/16 in. (14.2 × 3 × 25.2 cm)