The Milton Shield
Medium
Electroformed copper, silver plated
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 33 3/4 x 25 1/2 x 3 1/8 in., 10.4lb. (85.7 x 64.8 x 7.9 cm, 4.6947kg)
Classification
Metalwork-Electrotype
Culture
British, Birmingham
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Deborah Szekely, 2011
Accession Number
2011.428
Tags
About the Artist
Elkington & Co.|Léonard Morel Ladeuil · 1829–1963
Elkington & Co. was the Birmingham firm that transformed the production of decorative metalwork by commercializing electroplating — a process that made silver-quality objects accessible to a vastly wider public. The company was established by George Richards Elkington (1801–1865) and his cousin Henry Elkington during the 1830s, initially trading as G. R. Elkington & Co. A crucial turning point cam...