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Title |
Stoneworking Splitting Chisel, c. 1920-1925 |
Object Name |
Chisel, Splitting |
Description |
Splitter, c. 1920-1925. Metal tool used for splitting granite with a mallet. Tool is a squared spike with a wedge-shaped end and a curved and cracked top from impact with the hammer. |
Date |
c. 1920-1925 |
Creator |
V. Fontana & Company |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Medium |
/Metal |
Catalog Number |
2019.062.008 |
Dimensions |
H-8.25 W-1 D-1 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 EgyptianPyramids, 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 |
Fontana, Valerio V. Fontana & Company Tools Stone carving Stone cutting Masonry |
Subjects |
Masonry Stone carving Stone cutting Tool & die industry |
People |
Fontana, Valerio V. Fontana & Company |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mark Fontana |