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On loan

  • On display with the Bath Preservation Trust

Automaton

1890-1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Fortnum and Mason Ltd. (retailer)
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

On loan to Bath Preservation Trust at 1 Royal Crescent, Bath

Object details

Categories
Interiors
Animals and Wildlife
Metalwork
Musical Instruments
Object type
Automaton
Materials and techniques
Gold painted metal
Metal
Painting
Taxidermy
Brief description
Coin-operated automaton in the form of a bird in a cage. English, ca. 1890-1910.
Physical description
Coin-operated automaton in the form of a bird in a cage. Gold painted metal cage with one singing bird on a branch. The mechanism is located in a compartment beneath the cage. There is a drawer at the base. Includes one winding key and one small locking key.
Dimensions
    Credit line
    Purchase made possible through the gift of an anonymous benefactor.
    Subject depicted
    Birds
    Summary
    On loan to Bath Preservation Trust at 1 Royal Crescent, Bath
    Collection
    Furniture and Woodwork Collection
    Accession number
    W.118-1975

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    Record createdJune 24, 2009
    Record URL
    https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O371919/automaton-unknown/
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