Silver Swan (automaton)

The Silver Swan is an automaton dating from the 18th century and now housed in the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England.

The swan sits in a "stream" made of glass rods and surrounded by silver leaves.

[2] When the clockwork is wound, the music box plays and the glass rods rotate giving the illusion of flowing water.

[1]" In 2017 starting in February the swan spent 6 weeks at the Science Museum as part of an exhibition on robots.

[2][5] In October 2021, the Bowes Museum hosted a 'Silver Swan Study Week', led by clockmaker-conservator Matthew Read.

A small silver fish may just be seen in the foreground