Tool

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Tool

Entry/Object ID

2017.10.120

Description

Metal tip, use unknown. It is 5-sided and tapers into a straight point that is flat (similar to the head of a screwdriver). There are two protrusions on one side, possibly to attach it to a handle.

Context

This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the second Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.

Acquisition

Accession

2017.10

Source or Donor

McChesney, David

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of David McChesney

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1938

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Object, Unidentified

Nomenclature Category

Category 10: Unclassifiable Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1/2 in

Length

1-5/8 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Interpretative Labels

Label

In 1938, the statue of Ceres on top of the gold dome of the Vermont State House was removed. The hand from that statue can be seen elsewhere in this case. 87-year-old Dwight Dwinnell, Sergeant-at-Arms of the State House, used these tools to carve a replacement for it based on Mead's original. Dwinnell's Ceres is considered today to be an important piece of folk art, and recently underwent restoration.