Foliate design by John Phillp
This pencil and crayon design 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 is inconclusive. ...
Foliate design by John Phillp
This pen and ink design with wash 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 is inconclusive. ...
Foliate design by John Phillp
This pen and ink design 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 is inconclusive. ...
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 ...
Gas Institute Commemorative medal, obverse
This is a test striking for a Gas Institute commemorative medal and is uniface (that is struck only on one side). It shows William Murdoch, the father of gas innovation. Murdoch worked for Boulton and ...
Gas Institute Commemorative medal, reverse
This is a test striking for a Gas Institute commemorative medal and is uniface (that is struck only on one side). It shows Perkin, Bunsen, Malam and Clegg below a gasometer.
The actual medal was ...
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 Wood bus outside the Mission Hall
The Mission Hall stood on Boulton Road. and was opened in 1908 by Wesleyan Methodists. The premises were eventually sold in 1921.
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 ...
Harold Colley VC
Harold Colley was born at 64 Winson Street on 26th May 1894. Winson Street lies off the Dudley Road in the Cape Hill area, not far from the Cape Hill Brewery. His parents were John (a Pattern Maker) and ...
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 ...
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 ...