Hidden Works: The Life of Philadelphia Clockmaker Edward Duffield

Join us for a free lecture with author and horologist Bob Frishman on the subject of his new book, Edward Duffield: Philadelphia Clockmaker, Citizen, Gentleman 1730-1803 (American Philosophical Society Press, 2024).

Duffield (1730–1803) was a colonial Philadelphia clockmaker, whose elegant brass, mahogany, and walnut timekeepers stand proudly in major American museums and collections. One of his clocks, made for the Haines family, still remains in the dining room at Wyck. 

Frishman's work is the first comprehensive study of Duffield, and it contextualizes the craftsman within complex networks of artisanry and exchange in colonial Philadelphia.

Light refreshments will be offered after 6:00, and the lecture will begin at 6:30. This program is held in partnership with Wyck, Cliveden, Historic Germantown, and Germantown Friends School. 

The entrance to Friends Free Library is at 5418 Germantown Avenue. There is on-street parking available in front of the library on Germantown Ave or in the St. Luke's/GFS parking lot at Germantown and Coulter St.