Mallet
Date1750-1850
OriginAmerica
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/4" Head: 4 1/8" x 2 1/2" x 2 3/4"
Object number2015-33 (X)
DescriptionTwo-piece mallet with a chevron-shaped curly maple head of square section with chamfered corners. The tapered ash or hickory handle is wedged into the head's round eye.Label TextThe mallet is to tinwork what the hammer is to ironwork. Made from either wood or tightly coiled rawhide, the mallet was used to pound tin pieces against various forms in order to give them the desired shape.
InscribedOnce face of head struck "J H KURTS" twice.
1750-1800
1800-1850
ca. 1810
ca. 1825-1840
1755-1775
ca. 1835
ca. 1798
1790-1820
1809-1814 (movement); ca. 1825 (case)
1815-1830
1750-1900
1805-1810