From collection Furniture
Tall clock
Made for Miller Dayton (1766-1847) of East Hampton, this was the most costly clock recorded in the account books of Nathaniel Dominy IV. Featuring an eight-day and striking movement, repeater mechanism, and an alarm of Dominy design, the enamel dial was imported from the Birmingham, England firm of Thomas Osbourne (Osborn). Interestingly, the clock was repurchased by Nathaniel Dominy VII in 1857 and sold again in 1910 to Felix Dominy VIII, in whose family it descended.
Details
Tall clock
87 x 18 x 9 in.
Engraved on face of brass alarm dial: "N. Dominy, 1797."
Cast into iron dial plate: "Osborne's /MANUFACTURY/BIRMINGHAM"
Inscribed in pencil on interior case door: "This clock was made for Miller Dayton [1766-1847] / in 1797 by Nath Dominy for $90.00 / Nathl Dominy [VII] bought it of his son / Ralph [Dayton] in 1857. Bought it for $20.00 / Felix Dominy [VIII] bought it in 1910 / for $150.00."
Cast into iron dial plate: "Osborne's /MANUFACTURY/BIRMINGHAM"
Inscribed in pencil on interior case door: "This clock was made for Miller Dayton [1766-1847] / in 1797 by Nath Dominy for $90.00 / Nathl Dominy [VII] bought it of his son / Ralph [Dayton] in 1857. Bought it for $20.00 / Felix Dominy [VIII] bought it in 1910 / for $150.00."
Acquired from Mr. James H. Mulford and Mrs. Sybel Dominy Mulford
1975.1
Preservation Long Island purchase in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Niles
