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Title |
Stoneworking Pitching Chisel, c. 1920-1925 |
Object Name |
Chisel, Pitching |
Description |
Stoneworking Pitching Chisel, c. 1920-1925. Tool for working granite, paired with hammer. Tool is a large cylinder with a wedge-shaped head. Base metal is silver-colored. Top of cylinder is flared and split from hammer impact. Working edge is significantly flattened and chipped, and coated with a hard-set beige foam substance. |
Date |
c. 1920-1925 |
Creator |
V. Fontana & Company |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Medium |
/Metal |
Catalog Number |
2019.062.004 |
Dimensions |
H-8 W-2 D-1.75 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 |
V. Fontana & Company Fontana, Valerio Stone carving Stone cutting Masonry Tools |
Subjects |
Tool & die industry Stone carving Stone cutting Masonry |
People |
Fontana, Valerio V. Fontana & Company Valerio Fontana |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mark Fontana |