The Milton Shield

The Milton Shield, a large Victorian electrotype shield,
by Elkington and Co.,1866,
oval form, decorated with scenes from Milton's Paradise Lost, the central panel depicts in high relief the archangel Raphael with Adam and Eve, to the right and left of this are two panels showing marching and defeated rebel angels, above is God the Father and below the archangel Michael defeating Satan, with a rope-work border, signed 'Morel-Ladeuil Fecit 1866', and signed 'Elkington', length 85cm.

The Milton shield was designed for the Paris Exhibition of 1867, where it won a gold medal. The original is in the Victoria and Albert Museum.