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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
Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif
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
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
Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
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
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
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
Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
dated 715 AH/1315 CE

Mechanical table, Jean-François Oeben French, born Germany, Oak veneered with mahogany, kingwood, and tulipwood, with marquetry of mahogany, rosewood, holly, and various other woods; gilt-bronze mounts; imitation Japanese lacquer; replaced silk, French — Mechanical table
Jean-François Oeben
Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1761–63

Mechanical Dog, Ivory (elephant) — Mechanical Dog
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Mechanical table, Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with mahogany and marquetry of bois satiné, sycamore, holly, ebonized holly fillets, and bayberry, the top with an amaranth border; gilt-bronze mounts; mirror glass; iron and brass fittings; green velvet (not original), French, Paris — Mechanical table
Multiple artists/makers
1781

Mechanical table à la Bourgogne, René Dubois, Oak, veneered with Japanese Nambam lacquer; rosewood, gilt-bronze mounts, French — Mechanical table à la Bourgogne
René Dubois
ca. 1760

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

Mechanical table (Table mécanique), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with marquetry of bois satiné, holly, amaranth, barberry, stained sycamore, and green-lacquered wood; gilt-bronze mounts; steel, iron and brass fittings; mirror glass; velvet (not original), French, Paris — Mechanical table (Table mécanique)
Jean Henri Riesener
Jean-Gotfritt Mercklein
1778

Mechanical Elements, Fernand Léger French, Oil on canvas — Mechanical Elements
Fernand Léger
1920

Mechanical Rowel Spur, Iron alloy, copper alloy, German — Mechanical Rowel Spur
German
18th century

Mechanical singing bird box in book form — Mechanical singing bird box in book form
between 1920 and 1939

Mechanical watch, Gold, enamel, French or Swiss — Mechanical watch
French or Swiss
19th century

Mechanical watch, Gold, enamel, diamonds, Swiss — Mechanical watch
Swiss
ca. 1810–20

Mechanical watch, Gold, mother-of-pearl, gold, enamel, British, London — Mechanical watch
British, London
ca. 1710

Mechanical pencil, Silver, British, London — Mechanical pencil
British, London
1874–75

Study for "Mechanical Elements", Fernand Léger French, Watercolor over graphite on paper — Study for "Mechanical Elements"
Fernand Léger
1918

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

Lantern for a Lamp, Earthenware; carved decoration, unglazed — Lantern for a Lamp
9th–10th century

Pair of Candelabra, Tiffany & Co., Silver, American — Pair of Candelabra
Tiffany & Co.
1884

Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded — Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar
shortly after 1285

Peter Stretch American, Mahogany, pine; brass, steel, iron, bronze, silver, glass, American — Peter Stretch
Emanuel Rouse
1743–44

Lamp, Louis C. Tiffany American, Leaded Favrile glass and bronze, American — Lamp
Louis C. Tiffany
Tiffany Studios
1904–15

Tiles with the devices of Claude d'Urfé, Masséot Abaquesne French, Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), French, Rouen — Tiles with the devices of Claude d'Urfé
Masséot Abaquesne
ca. 1557–60

Bronze lamp, Bronze, Roman — Bronze lamp
Roman
1st century CE

Bronze lamp, Bronze, Roman — Bronze lamp
Roman
late 1st century CE

Valentine - mechanical bouquet, Anonymous, American, 19th century, Heavy card-stock, die cut card stock, chromolithography — Valentine - mechanical bouquet
Anonymous, American, 19th century
ca. 1875

Industrial exposition: mechanical hand for handling radioactive objects, Peking, Henri Cartier-Bresson French, Gelatin silver print — Industrial exposition: mechanical hand for handling radioactive objects, Peking
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1958, printed ca. 1972

Teakettle, lamp, and table, Simon Pantin I British, Silver, wood, British, London — Teakettle, lamp, and table
Simon Pantin I
1724–25

Chandelier, Glass, Irish — Chandelier
Irish
1770–80

Lamp, Adams and Company American, Pressed yellow glass, American — Lamp
Adams and Company
1870–80

Glass oil lamp, Glass, Roman — Glass oil lamp
Roman
ca. 2nd half of 1st century CE

Chandelier, Glass, probably Irish or possibly British — Chandelier
probably Irish or possibly British
ca. 1787

Hanging Lamp, Glass, colorless with green tinge; blown, applied handles — Hanging Lamp
10th–11th century

Set design for Abstract Revue of Moving Surfaces (Mechanical Theater), Andor Weininger American, born Hungary, Graphite, watercolor, and pen and black ink with traces of red crayon on paper — Set design for Abstract Revue of Moving Surfaces (Mechanical Theater)
Andor Weininger
1923

Valentine - Mechanical wreath, Anonymous, British, 19th century British, Heavy card-stock, die cut card stock, chromolithography — Valentine - Mechanical wreath
Anonymous, British, 19th century
ca. 1875

Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate fan, Anonymous, British, 19th century British, Heavy die-cut card stock, chromolithography, sewing thread — Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate fan
Anonymous, British, 19th century
1875