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Clockmaker: Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder  (born ca. 1549, working 1576)

Date:
ca. 1620–25
Culture:
German (Augsburg)
Medium:
Case: gilded brass and silver on a base of ebony, and ebony veneered on oak; Movement: brass and iron
Dimensions:
12-1/2 x 6-1/2 x 4-1/2 in. (31.8 x 16.5 x 11.4 cm)
Classification:
Horology
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1929
Accession Number:
29.52.13

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  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Marking: Case stamped: [1] EBEN (Augsburg cabinetmakers’ mark for ebony); [2] pinecone (Augsburg city mark) Movement: maker’s mark of Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder

  • Provenance

    Mrs. Simon Guggenheim (until 1929; to MMA)

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