Automaton clock in the form of the Madonna and Child

Automaton clock in the form of the Madonna and Child by Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder

Medium

Case: gilded brass, silver, and ebony veneered on oak; Movement: brass and iron

Dimensions

Overall: 12 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (31.8 × 16.5 × 11.4 cm)

Classification

Horology

Culture

German, Augsburg

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1929

Accession Number

29.52.13

Tags

Madonna and Child

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