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Automaton in the Form of a Triumphal Chariot Drawn by Four Horses, Gilt bronze, brilliants, British
Automaton in the Form of a Triumphal Chariot Drawn by Four Horses
British
ca. 1760–70
Automaton, Gold, enamel, diamond, ruby, Swiss
Automaton
Swiss
ca. 1820
Diana and the Stag, Joachim Friess, Partially gilded silver, enamel, jewels (case); iron, wood (movement), German, Augsburg
Diana and the Stag
Joachim Friess
ca. 1620
Pair-case automaton watch, James Cox British, Outer case: gold, partly enameled and set with gemstones and paste jewels; Inner case: gold; Dial: white enamel, with frame set with paste jewels; Movement: with diamond endstone, British, London
Pair-case automaton watch
Entrepreneur James Cox
Case maker: Peter Mounier
ca. 1770
Box with watch and automaton, Gold, enamel, pearls, Swiss
Box with watch and automaton
Swiss
ca. 1825–30
Automaton clock in the form of the Madonna and Child, Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder German, Case: gilded brass, silver, and ebony veneered on oak; Movement: brass and iron, German, Augsburg
Automaton clock in the form of the Madonna and Child
Clockmaker: Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder
ca. 1620–25
Automaton clock in the form of a lion, Karl Schmidt German, Case: gilded brass and gilded silver on a base of ebony, and ebony veneered on fruitwood; Dial: silvered brass; Movement: iron and brass, German, Augsburg
Automaton clock in the form of a lion
Clockmaker: Karl Schmidt
ca. 1620–35
Boudoir clock, Firm of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, London and Geneva, Gold, enamel, British, London with Swiss, Geneva case
Boudoir clock
Clockmaker: Firm of Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, London and Geneva
ca. 1784–91
Automaton clock in the form of Urania, Muse of Astronomy, Paullus Schiller German, Case: partly gilded and partly silvered brass, copper with traces of silver, ebony, and ebony veneer; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel, German, Nuremberg
Automaton clock in the form of Urania, Muse of Astronomy
Paullus Schiller
ca. 1620–30
Automaton clock in the form of an eagle, Case: gilded brass on base of ebony and ebony veneered on fruitwood; Movement: brass and iron, German, Augsburg
Automaton clock in the form of an eagle
German, Augsburg
ca. 1630
Watch with automaton, Charles Clay British, Case: gold and silver; Dial: champlevé gold, British, London
Watch with automaton
Watchmaker: Charles Clay
ca. 1720
Statuette of a nude woman with moveable arms, one missing, Boxwood
Statuette of a nude woman with moveable arms, one missing
ca. 945–664 BC
Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock, James Cox British, Case: gold with diamonds and paste jewels set in silver, pearls; Dial: white enamel; Movement: partly gilded brass and steel, wheel balance and cock of silver set with paste jewels, British, London
Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock
James Cox
1766
"Design on Each Side for Waterwheel Worked by Donkey Power", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Design on Each Side for Waterwheel Worked by Donkey Power", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
Copy by Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
Mantel clock with musical movement, Jean-Baptiste-André Furet French, Case: gilded and lacquered bronze and marble; Movement (in bust): brass and steel with enameled hour and minute chapter rings (in head); Miniature organ with pipes and bellows (in base): brass, steel, and leather, French, Paris
Mantel clock with musical movement
Clockmaker: Jean-Baptiste-André Furet
ca. 1784
Miscellany of the Work of Salomon de Caus, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts
Miscellany of the Work of Salomon de Caus
Multiple artists/makers
1612–20
La Perspective, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts
La Perspective
Designer Salomon de Caus
Publisher Widow of Esaias von Hulsen
1612
Hortus Palatinus, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts
Hortus Palatinus
Designer Salomon de Caus
Publisher Johann Theodor de Bry
1620
Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, books 1 and 2, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts
Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, books 1 and 2
Designer Salomon de Caus
Publisher Jan Norton
1615
Institution Harmonique, Salomon de Caus French, Engravings and woodcuts
Institution Harmonique
Designer Salomon de Caus
Publisher Jan Norton
1615
Problem XXIIII: A Machine for a Moveable Galatea in a Grotto, in: Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, plate 32, Salomon de Caus French, Engraving
Problem XXIIII: A Machine for a Moveable Galatea in a Grotto, in: Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, plate 32
Designer Designed by Salomon de Caus
Publisher Jan Norton
1615
Table clock, Bartholomew Newsam British, Case: engraved, chased, and gilded brass; dial: silver; movement: brass and steel, British, London
Table clock
Movement by Bartholomew Newsam
1580–85
Automat, 977 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver print
Automat, 977 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan
Berenice Abbott
1936
Automat Aristocrat, Don Freeman American, Lithograph
Automat Aristocrat
Don Freeman
Publisher PWAP
1934
Automat
Harry Shokler
Publisher WPA
1938
Conversation, Automat
Mortimer Borne
1945
Automat Group
Hank Virgona
1974
Somebody's Darling: Reverie in the Automat, Martin Lewis American, born Australia, Watercolor and conté crayon
Somebody's Darling: Reverie in the Automat
Martin Lewis
ca. 1937
[Lunchroom Window, New York], Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print
[Lunchroom Window, New York]
Walker Evans
1929
[Artist's Book], Elliott Erwitt American, born France, Thirty gelatin silver prints
On loan to The Met
[Artist's Book]
Elliott Erwitt
ca. 1950