Charles F. Hummel

Fascinating book depicting restored contents of a woodworking studio operated from about 1760 to 1840 by three generations of the Dominy family on East Hampton, New York. The Dominy family were cabinetmakers and clock-makers; contents of the Dominy woodworking studios were felicitously preserved and curated at the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum in East Hampton. The book includes numerous photographs (black and white) as well as sketches and lithographs. It offers revealing insights into the Dominy family, woodworking history, American social history, nineteenth century tools, and East Hampton NY.… (més)