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Title |
Stoneworking 4-Point Chisel, c. 1920-1925 |
Object Name |
Chisel, Point |
Description |
Stoneworking 4-Point, c. 1920-1925. Tool for smoothing granite, paired with airhammer. Tool is a small cylinder with an square head split into four points. Base metal is silver-colored. |
Date |
c. 1920-1925 |
Creator |
V. Fontana & Company |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Medium |
/Metal |
Catalog Number |
2019.062.011 |
Dimensions |
H-3.5 W-0.75 D-0.75 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 Masonry Stone carving Stone cutting Tools |
Subjects |
Stone carving Stone cutting Masonry Tool & die industry |
People |
Fontana, Valerio V. Fontana & Company |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mark Fontana |