Large Antique Late 18th / Early 19th Century English Staffordsire Pearlware Portrait Bust of John Milton 1800

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Large antique English pearlware bust of John Milton. Mounted on a square plinth with panels of molded classical urns . … more Large antique English pearlware bust of John Milton. Mounted on a square plinth with panels of molded classical urns . Measures 9 1/4" tall x 5 1/2" wide x 3 3/8" front to back. Good condition.

Milton (1608 - 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval and is best known for his epic poem "Paradise Lost" written in blank verse. less