55th Annual Delaware Show

buyer stepped in and purchased both shops, moved them to his beachfront home, and combined them to make a guesthouse. Thanks to the generosity of two subsequent homeowners, the shops were ultimately donated to East Hampton with money to fund their reconfiguration and attachment to a replica of the exterior of the Dominy house. In 1957 Charles F. Montgomery, director of Winterthur, became aware of the Dominy tools (fig. 8) . With the support of Henry Francis du Pont, he pursued the acquisition of the collection, which was made possible through the generosity of Dominy family members and funds provided by Henry Belin du Pont. Replicas of the shops with the original tools opened to the public at Winterthur in 1960, followed by the 1968 publication of With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York, the definitive study of the Dominy archives, tools, furniture, and clocks by Curator of Collections Charles Hummel. The Dominy shops reveal much about the life, work, and craftsmanship of an earlier time, and the planned updates to the gallery will allow Winterthur to bring the remarkable story to an even wider audience. Won’t you join us in this important endeavor? For further information, please contact the Development Office at 302.888.4673. Joshua Lane is the Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil Curator of Furniture at Winterthur. Fig. 8. A selection of tools used by the Dominys. Counterclockwise, from top: Smoothing plane, dated 1763, maple and satinwood; Spokeshave, ca. 1800, whalebone stock; Gouge, ca. 1800, wooden handle and horn ferrule; Turning chisel, repurposed steel sword blade inscribed “ANNO” and “1600,” set in a wooden handle with horn ferrule; Square, ca. 1800, whalebone; Wooden patterns, 1790−1830, for the legs of candlestands and tea tables; Dovetail saw, 1790−1830. Gift of Robert M. Dominy 1959.42; Museum purchase 1957.26.209, .117, .119, .207, .301, .303, .305, .23. — 120 —