Automaton clock in the form of the Madonna and Child
Object type: Automaton clock
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder
Artist bio: German, ca. 1550–1630
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1620–25
Medium: Case: gilded brass, silver, and ebony veneered on oak; Movement: brass and iron
Dimensions: Overall: 12 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (31.8 × 16.5 × 11.4 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Madonna and Child