Strongbox with clockwork
Object type: Stongbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Berlin
Artist: Alexander Fromery|Christian Ludwig von der Fecht
Artist bio: German, 1695–1775|German, 1710–1753
Artist role: Maker|Maker
Artist nationality: German|German
Date: 1750
Medium: Iron, steel, copper, brass, partially silvered and gilded; glass, red silk velvet
Dimensions: confirmed: 21 1/2 × 22 5/8 × 13 7/8 in., 110 lb. (54.6 × 57.5 × 35.2 cm, 49.9 kg)
Classification: Metalwork-Brass|Metalwork-Iron
Credit line: Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2022.
Accession year: 2022