Elkington & Co. Silver Plated Milton Shield Height 33 1/2 inches (85 cm), width 25 inches (63.5 cm). Originally designed by Leonard Morel-Ladeuil (c1820-1880) for Elkington's stand at the Paris Exhibition in 1867, the original now resides in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. The subject draws on English poet John Milton's Paradise Lost . Elkington commissioned such large and elaborate pieces to heighten the firm's reputation helping them to become one of the most celebrated silversmiths of the late 19th century. C The Collection of Patricia Jay Reiner
Dimensions framed 37 3/4 in. ht.; 28 1/2 in. width
Elkington & Co. Silver Plated Milton Shield Height 33 1/2 inches (85 cm), width 25 inches (63.5 cm). Originally designed by Leonard Morel-Ladeuil (c1820-1880) for Elkington's stand at the Paris Exhibition in 1867, the original now resides in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. The subject draws on English poet John Milton's Paradise Lost . Elkington commissioned such large and elaborate pieces to heighten the firm's reputation helping them to become one of the most celebrated silversmiths of the late 19th century. C The Collection of Patricia Jay Reiner
Dimensions framed 37 3/4 in. ht.; 28 1/2 in. width
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