The frame measures 15
Item dimensions are of full assemblage including cuckoo and hanging elements
and minor corner or mounting losses to photographs typical of age and use
with additional paper label “Poison
There is a partial paper label on the back of the shield that also bears the US seal
Lot 209 - "Paradise Lost: Manuscript" Modern Folio Limited Edition Book By John Milton, Published By Sp Books – Éditions Des Saints Pères, France, Numbered Copy 919 Of 1,000 2521 The frame measures 15Modern folio limited edition of "Paradise Lost: Manuscript" by John Milton, published by SP Books ditions des Saints Pres, France, in collaboration with The Morgan Library & Museum. Numbered copy 919 of 1,000 printed on Fedrigoni Avorio paper. This facsimile reproduces the 1665 manuscript of Book I, written in the hand of Miltons amanuensis, with full page illustrations by William Blake from the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
