William Elvins
Tall Case Clock
Case 1795-1805; painted dial 1796-1800
Physical Qualities
Mahogany, mahogany veneers, light and dark wood inlays, tulip poplar, yellow pine, brass, 98 1/8 x 21 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (249.2 x 55.2 x 27.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Sadie B. Feldman, Baltimore, from the Collection of Samson Feldman
Object Number
2007.303
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2007; Sadie B. Feldman, Baltimore; The Baltimore Museum of Art on extended loan, 1966-2007; from Sadie B. Feldman, 1992-2007, from Sadie B. and Rosetta A. Feldman, 1984-1992, and from Samson Feldman and Sadie B. Feldman, Baltimore, 1966-1984
Elder III, William Voss and Jayne E. Stokes. American Furniture 1680-1880: From the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Baltimore: Museum of Art, 1987, p.120-121, ill. 86.
Inscribed: Dial inscription: William Elvins/Fells Point/Baltimore False plate stamped "Wilson Brim"
