Turned-Ivory Obelisk as Memorial to Frederick V, King of Denmark and Norway
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Artwork Details
- Title: Turned-Ivory Obelisk as Memorial to Frederick V, King of Denmark and Norway
- Artist: Wilhelm von Hessen-Kassel (German, 1743–1821)
- Patron: King Friedrich V of Denmark (1723–1766)
- Date: 1766
- Culture: German, Hanau
- Medium: Ivory (turned, engraved), wood
- Dimensions: H: 10 15/16, diam. of base: 7 3/8 in. (27.8 × 18.8 cm)
- Classification: Natural Substances-Ivory
- Credit Line: Sammlung Angewandte Kunst, Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts