Automaton
Attributed to
Jean-Marie Phalibois
(French, 1835 - 1900)
Date1860-1900
MediumWood, glass, silk, hair, cloth, metal, paper, felt, papier mache
DimensionsOverall: 26 1/2 x 20 x 9 1/2in. (67.3 x 50.8 x 24.1cm)
ClassificationsRECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
Credit LineInstitute Collection
Terms
Object number99.32.1
DescriptionMechanical parlor amusement featuring a seated figure ancased in a glass dome. Figure is a monkey-faced creature holding a trombone, seated on a box in front of a music stand. A white poodle joins him. They sit in an outdoor garden setting surrounded by a leaf and vine covered trellace. Base is black wood. The knobs on the side and hole for winding key would have been involved in the mechanisms of it all.On View
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