Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Catalogue
- Year
- 1766
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10 1/4 × 6 3/8 × 3 1/4 in. (26 × 16.2 × 8.3 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- James Cox
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- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
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