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"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Calligrapher Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
"Figure for Use at Drinking Parties", 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
"Figure for Use at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
"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
"Design for a Cup to Serve Wine at Drinking Parties", 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 for a Cup to Serve Wine at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
"Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", 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 for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
"Design for the Water Clock of the Peacocks", from the Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) by Badi' al-Zaman b. al Razzaz al-Jazari, Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Design for the Water Clock of the Peacocks", from the Kitab fi ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya (Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) by Badi' al-Zaman b. al Razzaz al-Jazari
Author Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE
Mechanical casket, Heinrich Gambs, Burr-maple, ebony and ebonized fruitwood, mahogany, birch, gold-colored silk and green baize, Russian, St. Petersburg
Mechanical casket
Heinrich Gambs
1800–1810
Cranequin from the Armory of Emperor Maximilan I (reigned 1493/1508–19), Steel, wood (fruitwood, possibly pear), copper alloy, Western or Central European, the Netherlands or Austria
Cranequin from the Armory of Emperor Maximilan I (reigned 1493/1508–19)
Western or Central European, the Netherlands or Austria
ca. 1505–19
Peter Stretch American, Mahogany, pine; brass, steel, iron, bronze, silver, glass, American
Movement - Peter Stretch
Movement - Emanuel Rouse
1743–44
Spit Bracket, Iron, Spanish (?)
Spit Bracket
Spanish (?)
16th century
Cane, wood, metal, silk, wool, American or European
Cane
American or European
1880–89
Eye of an Eighteen-Year-Old Young Man, August Sander German, Gelatin silver print
Eye of an Eighteen-Year-Old Young Man
August Sander
1925–26
Two men in classical armor and two women looking at the mechanical devices on either side of an open courtyard; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno', Mathäus Küsel German, Etching
Two men in classical armor and two women looking at the mechanical devices on either side of an open courtyard; set design from 'Il Fuoco Eterno'
Mathäus Küsel
after Ludovico Ottavio Burnacini
1674
Flying Boomerang
Alexander Calder
1961
Repeating watch, Francis Perigal British, Case: partly enameled gold; Dial: white enamel with black numerals and silver hands set with diamonds; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel, British, London, for Turkish market
Repeating watch
Movement by Francis Perigal
or Francis Perigal Jr.
probably ca. 1770
Watch case, George Harrison British, Partly enameled gold, outer case set with diamonds, French, for Turkish market
Watch case
Case maker: possibly George Harrison
Case maker: possibly Gyles Hooper
probably ca. 1770
Hercules and Antaeus, Bronze, Northern Italian
Hercules and Antaeus
Northern Italian
composition 17th century or later
[Child with Orrery, Tellurian, and Other Astronomical Instruments], Unknown, Salted paper print from paper negative
On loan to The Met
[Child with Orrery, Tellurian, and Other Astronomical Instruments]
Unknown
ca. 1857
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
Pair-case quarter-repeating watch, John Champion British, Outer case: glass and gold set with diamonds, pearls, emeralds, and rubies; Inner case: gold; Dial: white enamel with black painted Chinese characters and blued steel hands; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel, British, London, for Chinese market
Pair-case quarter-repeating watch
Watchmaker: John Champion
ca. 1770–72
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
Longcase clock, Hermann Achenbach German, Case: oak veneered with maple, burl woods, holly, and hornbeam (all partly stained), and other woods; mother-of-pearl; gilded bronze; and brass; Dial: partly gilded and partly silvered brass and enameled and painted copper; Movement: brass and steel, German, Neuwied am Rhein
Longcase clock
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1774–75
Oval table, David Roentgen German, Oak, walnut, pine, cherry, and maple, veneered with maple, hornbeam, holly (all partially stained), cherry, mahogany, tulipwood, and other woods; gilt bronze, iron, brass, steel; partially tooled and gilded leather, German, Neuwied am Rhein
Oval table
Attributed to David Roentgen
ca. 1774–80
Violoncello, Wood, metal, Austrian
Violoncello
Austrian
18th century
nine prints, James Siena American, Etching and engraving
nine prints
James Siena
1999–2001
Squa Tront, James Siena American, Engraving
Squa Tront
James Siena
2005–2010
Mirror clock, Master CR, Case: gilded brass and gilded copper; Dial: gilded brass; Movement: plated frame of iron, iron wheels, German, Nuremberg
Mirror clock
Movement attributed to Master CR
Stem and foot probably cast from designs by Matthias Zündt
Band of case from design by Cornelis Bos
ca. 1565–70
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
Saint Sebastian, Alessandro Vittoria (Alessandro Vittoria di Vigilio della Volpa) Italian, Bronze, Italian, Venice
Saint Sebastian
Alessandro Vittoria (Alessandro Vittoria di Vigilio della Volpa)
1566