ANTIQUE VICTORIAN LARGE ETCHED COPPER WALL PLAQUE WITH A MEDUSA STYLE ETCHING TO THE CENTRE 'BOSS' AND SURROUNDED BY SYMBOLIC ETCHINGS OF JUSTICE, AUTHORITY , PEACE (OR HEAVEN) AND WAR.

THESE SYMBOLIC FIGURAL IMAGES HAVE BEEN BEAUTIFULLY ETCHED INTO THE COPPER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA HAS FOLIATE ETCHING TO ADD DECORATIVE DESIGN. THESE LARGE DECORATIVE COPPER PLATES/PLAQUES WERE POPULAR IN VICTORIAN HOUSEHOLDS AND THIS ONE IS LIKELY MADE BY ELKINGTON & CO KNOWN FOR THEIR HIGH QUALITY METAL WORK.

THIS PLAQUE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR AGE, THE TOP RIGHT EDGE HAS A SLIGHT BEND TO THE METAL AND THERE ARE SOME WEAR MARKS TO THE SURFACE OF THE PLATE BUT THESE ARE CONSISTENT WITH ITS AGE AND ADD TO ITS APPEAL.

MEASURES DIAMETER 45CM HEIGHT 4CM