Title: Metronome
Object type: Metronome
Date: ca. 1821
Culture: French
Artist:  Johann Nepomuk Maelzel 
Artist bio: German, Regensburg 1772–1838 La Guaira, Venezuela
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Maker
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
Credit line: Purchase, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, by exchange, 1979
Geography:  Paris   France      
Department: Musical Instruments
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY