Title: Automaton clock in the form of the Madonna and Child
Object type: Automaton clock
Date: ca. 1620–25
Artist: Clockmaker: Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder 
Artist bio: German, ca. 1550–1630
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Maker
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
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Madonna and Child