Table fountain with Neptune and the sea voyage of Bacchus

ca. 1652/53
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Table fountain with Neptune and the sea voyage of Bacchus
  • Artist: Melchior Gelb (German, active 17th century)
  • Date: ca. 1652/53
  • Culture: German, Augsburg
  • Medium: Silver (cast, embossed, chased, chiseled, partially gilded), sheet silver (cut)
  • Dimensions: 23 1/4 × 7 15/16 × 11 5/16 in., 6.8 lb. (59 × 20.1 × 28.8 cm, 3.1 kg)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver-Miniature
  • Credit Line: Sammlung Angewandte Kunst, Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel,
    Purchased with the support of Hessische Kulturstiftung, Hessisches
    Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Kulturstiftung der
    Länder, Bundesministerium des Innern, and Ernst von SiemensStiftung. Co-ownership of Ernst von Siemens Kunstfonds and
    Bundesministerium des Innern
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts