Joseph Nye Dunning

• Born: 2 Jan 1793, Brunswick ME
• Died: 14 Dec 1841, Burlington VT

  General notes:

Silversmith and clockmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He was a partner from 1813 to 1820 with Lemuel Curtis in Concord MA as CURTIS & DUNNING. According to Northern Sentinel their shop was located on the north-east corner of Court House Square. Partnership ended on 01 May 1832. ¹⁶

• He was a partner from 1821 to 1832 with Joseph Nye Dunning in Burlington VT as CURTIS & DUNNING. Partnership ended on 01 May 1832. ³

• Alternate Mark for CURTIS & DUNNING

• Alternate Mark for CURTIS & DUNNING

• Advertised in the Northern Sentinel (Burlington VT), 6 Jan 1821, as CURTIS & DUNNING, offering a large assortment of silver items of the best silver and superior workmanship. ³

• Wall clock by CURTIS & DUNNING, c 1825
  Old Sturbridge Village
  h: 39 7/8"

• Burlington VT, 1825: moved shop to brick store three doors north of former stand ³

• Advertised in the Free Press (Burlington VT), 1830, as CURTIS & DUNNING announcing that they had sold their stock and rented shop to R. Fitzgerald. The partnership then exclusively manufactured clocks. ³

• He worked from 1832 to 1841 as a clockmaker in Burlington VT with his shop at 104 College Street, second floor. ¹⁶