Small Ogee Molding Plane
Dateca.1790-1810
Maker
Daniel Hyde
1756-1831
MediumCherry, iron, and steel
DimensionsLength: 10"; thickness: 11/16"
Credit LineGift of Thomas Elliott
Object number2024-290
DescriptionSmall ogee molding plane with narrow flat chamfers which end in a line and a long turn-out, a molded shoulder, and a relieved wedge.Label TextBorn in Lebanon, Connecticut in 1756, Daniel Hyde is believed to have served in the Revolutionary War before relocating to New York in 1795. Continuing west in the Empire State, Hyde moved to Middleburgh and Claverack, before settling in Bainbridge in 1806.Mark(s)D.HYDE in relief within a rectangle, struck into the toe (Elliott, GAWP 5th ed., p.195). Toe also struck with later owner's name C.E.HARRIS., incuse.Provenance2011, purchased by Thomas Elliott (Westbrook, CT); 2024, given to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)
