Staffordshire figure with a theatrical and literary theme which features John Milton, stood on a shaped base. Multi-coloured with underglaze blue version. Bright gilt base line and embellishment. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. Vent hole to the underside. This piece represents the poet and writer, John Milton (1608-1674), who studied at St Paul's school in Cambridge and began writing at the age of ten. In 1671 he published 'Paradise Regained'. There are two monuments in his memory - one at St Giles-without-Cripplegate and the at Westminster Abbey. Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding, page 86
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Dimensions
6.9ins high, 3.3ins wide, 2.6ins depth
Circa Date
Victorian, circa 1880
Description
Staffordshire figure with a theatrical and literary theme which features John Milton, stood on a shaped base. Multi-coloured with underglaze blue version. Bright gilt base line and embellishment. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. Vent hole to the underside. This piece represents the poet and writer, John Milton (1608-1674), who studied at St Paul's school in Cambridge and began writing at the age of ten. In 1671 he published 'Paradise Regained'. There are two monuments in his memory - one at St Giles-without-Cripplegate and the at Westminster Abbey. Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding, page 86
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