Title: Mechanical casket
Object type: Casket
Date: 1800–1810
Artist:  Heinrich Gambs 
Artist bio: Durlach–Baden 1765–1831 Saint Petersburg
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Burr-maple, ebony and ebonized fruitwood, mahogany, birch, gold-colored silk and green baize
Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/4 x 16 x 9 1/2 in. (18.4 x 40.6 x 24.1 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Walter E. Stait, 2008
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY