Caliper

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Caliper

Entry/Object ID

2004.1.1

Description

Large metal calipers consisting of a metal board with two curved and metals pointed attachments. The attachments are secured with bolts loosely enough to be adjustable.

Context

Made by Angelo Ambrosini, Sr., in Barre, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2004.1

Source or Donor

Fuller, Homer P.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Ambrosini, Angelo P. (1880-1932)

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Italian American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Caliper

Nomenclature Class

Weights & Measures T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

5 in

Depth

3 in

Length

55 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ambrosini, Angelo P. (1880-1932)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Interpretative Labels

Label

Calipers, circa 1903 Angelo Petere Ambrosini (1880-1932) Northfield, Vermont Wood and Iron Gift of Homer P. Fuller, #2004.1.1 In 1903 Angelo Peter Ambrosini, a recent Italian immigrant, was working in Northfield for the Ellis Granite Company when it received the contract to provide the stonework for Union Station in Washington, D.C. Due to his talent he was selected to help carve the six eighteen-foot-high allegorical figures that grace the front of the station. Supervised by the eminent sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens, the project took three years to complete. These calipers were made and used by Ambrosini.