Plow plane made by Francis Nicholson
date: label: Date
content: 1728-1753
name: label: Created by
content: Francis Nicholson, American, 1683 - 1753
notes: label: Description
content: A wooden plow plane. The fence and stems of the tool are joined with wooden pegs. The stems slide through square openings in the body. The metal blade, at top, has a wooden blade edge. Wooden screws tighten to hold the stems in place at the decided width. On short end of the body, vertically in relief, is [F*NICHOLSON / WRENTHAM]. Taped on same end, black ink on discolored paper, is [23]. There are cracks on the stock and stems. There is evidence of older dents and abrasions, but the entire plane has a dark stain obscuring the damage from past use.
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: 2023.8.4
objectType: label: Type
content: plow 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: 6 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 9 7/8 in. (16.5 × 14 × 25.1 cm)