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Title |
4-Point Chisel, c. 1920-1925 |
Object Name |
Chisel, Point |
Description |
4-point Stoneworking Tool, c. 1920-1925. Large metal tool for smoothing the surface of granite, for use with an air hammer. The tool is a cylindrical shaft with an elongated squared head split into 4 points. |
Date |
c. 1920 - 1925 |
Creator |
V. Fontana & Company |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Medium |
/Metal |
Catalog Number |
2019.062.002 |
Dimensions |
H-10.5 W-1.25 D-1.25 inches |
Collection |
3D - Masonry & Stoneworking Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
none. |
Provenance |
Valerio Fontana's original stone working air tools, c. 1900-1921. He used these when he opened V. Fontana & Company monuments in 1921. |
Notes |
"Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material. It is one of the oldest activities and professions in human history. Many of the long-lasting, ancient shelters, temples, monuments, artifacts, fortifications, roads, bridges, and entire cities were built of stone. Famous works of stonemasonry include the Egyptian Pyramids, the Taj Mahal, Cusco's Incan Wall, Easter Island's statues, Angkor Wat, Borobudur, Tihuanaco, Tenochtitlan, Persepolis, the Parthenon, Stonehenge, the Great Wall of China, Chartres Cathedral, and Pumapunku." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonemasonry |
Search Terms |
V. Fontana & Company Masonry Tools |
Subjects |
Stone carving Stone cutting Masonry Tool & die industry |
People |
Valerio Fontana Fontana, Valerio V. Fontana & Company |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mark Fontana |