- Created by
- Chelor, Cesar, American, 1720 - 1784
- Date
- 1753-1784
- Medium
- wood with iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 1/2 × 9 13/16 × 1 1/8 in. (14 × 25 × 2.8 cm)
- Description
- A wooden molder with iron blade. In relief on the toe, oriented vertically, is [CESAR CHELOR / LIVING*IN / WRENTHAM]. There are visible chatter marks on the stock edges and minor checking cracks emanating from endgrain.
- Place used
- Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Richard DeAvila / Cesar Chelor Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- planes (tools)
- Topic
- Building Arts
- Craftsmanship
- Free communities of color
- Skilled labor
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Thomas Frazier in memory of Richard DeAvila
- Object number
- A2022.99.1.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




