Mechanical casket

Heinrich Gambs

Maker

Heinrich Gambs

Date

1800–1810

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)

Culture

Russian, St. Petersburg

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

2008.544

Credit line

Anonymous Gift, in memory of Walter E. Stait, 2008