Joseph Bruff
Tall Case Clock
American, 1755-1765
Physical Qualities
Mahogany, walnut; yellow pine and tulip poplar secondary woods; replaced brass escutcheon, replaced finials; eight-day movement with recoil escapement, 101 5/8 x 20 7/8 x 11 1/4 in. (258.1 x 53 x 28.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Friends of the American Wing Fund
Object Number
1977.84
The Baltimore Museum of Art, by purchase, 10 Dec. 1977; Fogle Auctioneers, Frederick, MD, 1977.
Maryland Historical Society, "Silver in Maryland," October 7, 1983-February 29, 1984
Goldsborough, Jennifer Faulds. "Silver in Maryland", Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1984. Cat. 61, p. 98, ill.
Smith, Jane Webb. Silver in Maryland, "Clock and Watchmaking in Maryland," Maryland Historical Society, 1984. p, 29, ill. 2.
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.114-115, ill. 82.
Inscribed: Joseph Bruff's name and Talbot Court House are both inscribed on the roundel in the arch of the clock face.
Markings: Inside of bonnet backboard has faint chalk figures of math problems, etc. and other marks that appear to be letters. A backwards "S" on the inside of right sideboard.
