Metronome
Object type: Metronome
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: French
Artist: Johann Nepomuk Maelzel
Artist bio: German, Regensburg 1772–1838 La Guaira, Venezuela
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1821
Medium: Mahogany, tulipwood, brass
Dimensions: H.: 28 cm (11.02 in.); Base: 7.1 cm (2.8.in.) square; (bottom); Base: 9.1 cm (3.6 in.) tall
Classification: Idiophone-Accessories
Geography:  Paris   France  
Credit line: Purchase, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange, 1979
Accession year: 1979