Whetstone

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Whetstone

Entry/Object ID

2017.10.124

Description

Sharpening stone, rectangular, reddish-brown tint with "Victor" carved into on one end.

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 Secondary Object Term

Whetstone

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sharpener, Metal

Nomenclature Class

Metalworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1-7/8 in

Length

5-1/8 in

Material

Stone

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

Whetstone, 1890-1938 Victor 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.