Front and side elevation of a vase handle by John Phillp
This image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). The pencil inscription reads 'Executed in silver JP int 1806'
Phillp may have been Matthew ...
General Calthorpe outside Perry Hall
Perry Hall, Staffordshire. The Honorable General Somerset Calthorpe in Carriage.
The following is a biography of Calthorpe taken from the Handsworth Magazine in November 1899.
Lieutenant General ...
Geometrical Elevation of a Vase by John Phillp
The scale line of this vase (at the bottom of the page) indicates that it is about 2 feet wide at its widest part which suggests it was a stone garden ornament, probably in Matthew Boulton's landscaped ...
George ?Howood, the Groom's wages, Soho House
This memorandum sets out the salary and allowances for George ?Howood the Groom who came to on Soho August 14th 1830. By this time Soho House was the home of Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of Matthew ...
Gilt Button from the Luckock Collection
This gilt button is of the type which would have been produced by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Manufactory. Boulton produced a wide range of buttons and buckles which are shown in his pattern books. ...
Gilt Button from the Luckock Collection
This gilt button is of the type which would have been produced by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Manufactory. Boulton produced a wide range of buttons and buckles which are shown in his pattern books. ...
Green Man by John Phillp
The green man is an ancient fertility symbol found throughout Europe, usually carved in wood or stone. This pen and ink with wash drawing is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches ...
Hand holding a flute by John Phillp
This pencil study of a hand holding a flute is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp may have been Matthew Boulton's son but the evidence ...
Handsworth Hall
Lithograph by T Underwood, Birmingham.
Handsworth Hall was situated in extensive grounds covering the area of Villa Road, Rose Hill, Crick Lane and Broughton Road. The site of the actual house was at ...
Handwriting exercise by John Phillp
This piece of work would have been carried out as a practice exercise by John Phillp. It reads
Trade is a fluctuating thing:
it passed from Tyre to Alexandria, from
Alexandria to Venice, from Venice ...
Head and shoulders of a young man by John Phillp
This drawing is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). It shows the head and shoulders of a young man and may be a self portrait. It is labelled ...
Heathfield Hall
The former home of James Watt - inventor and engineer who worked with Matthew Boulton. It was built in 1790 and stood on grounds that lay between Hamstead Road, Church Hill Road and Heathfield Road. The ...
History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire by William White (1834)
White's 1834 Directory includes a description and brief history of Handsworth. Local gentry and trades people are listed for the area along with the neighbouring Perry Barr.
Hut in the Pleasure grounds of the Earl of Dartmouth by John Phillp
'Hutt in the Pleasure Grounds of the Earl of Dartmouth, at Sandwell... Sketch'd on the spot' by John Phillp, 1807.
This image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by ...
Ink wash drawing of farm buildings by John Phillp
This ink wash drawing by John Phillp shows unknown farm buildings, apparently on fire.
The image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp ...
Inkstand by Matthew Boulton and Plate Co.
This silver inkstand was made by Matthew Boulton and Plate Co in 1830-31. By this time the business was owned by Matthew Robinson Boulton, the son of Matthew Boulton.
It contains two cut glass ink ...
Inscription by John Phillp
The inscription reads
To Mr JOSEPH MOORE WHO HAS RAISED THE TRIENNIAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL INSTITUTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL HOSPITAL NEAR [altered to AT] BIRMINGHAM FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS TO UNRIVALLED ...
Inscription for silver soup tureen, cover and stand by John Phillp
This is the inscription on a silver soup tureen which was presented to James Watt by the Proprietors of Glasgow Waterworks. Watt had advised them on the best way of moving water to their engines at Dalmarnock ...