Monteith
ca. 1870–80, after early 18th century original
Medium
Silver on base metal
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/2 × 6 3/4 × 10 in. (21.6 × 17.1 × 25.4 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Electrotype
Culture
British, Birmingham, after Irish original
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession Number
08.166.26
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Elkington & Co. · 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...