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January 31, 2017 10:03 am PST
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Watch a Marie Antoinette automaton play the dulcimer
In 1784, cabinetmaker David Roentgen (1743-1807) made this astonishing automaton of Marie Antoinette playing a dulcimer as a gift for King Louis XVI to give to his queen. This fantastic contraption is in the collection of the Muse des arts et mtiers de Paris. From Atlas Obscura:
When wound up, the music box mechanism moves the figures head and arms, making them dance across the strings and chime out a ping-y tune. The player has a repertoire of eight songs...
Its said that the beautiful lace dress was made from fabric of one of Marie Antoinettes dresses, and that mannequin even has some of her real hair.
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