Automaton clock in the form of a lion

Karl Schmidt, ca. 1620–35

Artist

Karl Schmidt (German, ca. 1590–1635/36, working 1614)

Date

ca. 1620–35

Medium

Case: gilded brass and gilded silver on a base of ebony, and ebony veneered on fruitwood; Dial: silvered brass; Movement: iron and brass

Size

Overall: 13 1/2 × 8 × 5 1/2 in. (34.3 × 20.3 × 14 cm)

Type

Horology

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed