Benjamin Wyatt & Sons Account, 1769
Benjamin Wyatt (1755-1813) of Sutton Coldfield was an architect and builder and a cousin of the famous architects James and Samuel Wyatt.
The bill is for 'sundrys as under for ye building done at Soho ...
Benjamin Wyatt & Sons Account, 1769, reverse
Benjamin Wyatt (1755-1813) of Sutton Coldfield was an architect and builder and a cousin of the famous architects James and Samuel Wyatt.
The bill is for 'sundrys as under for ye building done at Soho ...
Cleopatra Candlevases by Boulton and Fothergill
This pair of candlevases was made by Boulton and Fothergill at the Soho Manufactory around 1771. They are made of blue john with ormolu mounts. The panels in the base are glass painted to look like aventurine.
Candlevases ...
Engraving - Soho, Staffordshire
A view of Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory engraved and published by J Walker in "The Itinerant: A select collection of interesting and picturesque views, in Great Britain and Ireland". The inscription ...
Matthew Boulton by JSC Schaak
This portrait of industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) in his court dress was painted by the artist JSC Schaak when Boulton was aged 42. A bill for two portraits by Schaak survives ...
Matthew Boulton Pattern Book 1 - page 1
This pattern book is one of a series showing designs for silver, ormolu and plated ware produced by Boulton and Fothergill, M. Boulton and M. Boulton & Plate Co. At some point in the mid to late nineteenth ...
'Matthew Boulton' Pattern Book 2
This gallery shows Matthew Boulton Pattern Book 2, one of a series containing designs for silver, ormolu and plated ware produced by Boulton and Fothergill, M. Boulton and M. Boulton & Plate Co. At some ...
Ormolu and blue john ewers by Boulton and Fothergill
This pair of ormolu and blue john ewers was made by Matthew Boulton and John Fothergill at the Soho Manufactory. The Earl of Sefton paid £14.14.0 for a similar pair in 1772. Few examples of this particular ...
Ormolu vase perfume burner by Boulton and Fothergill
This ormolu and blue john perfume burner was made by Boulton and Fothergill at the Soho Manufactory.
Perfume burners or cassolettes became fashionable during the eighteenth century and were used to ...
Silver Tea Vase by Boulton and Fothergill
This silver tea vase by Boulton and Fothergill was made for Matthew Boulton's own personal use and is engraved with the Boulton family coat of arms. It is on display at Soho House.
Purchased in 1988 ...
Soho House and Manufactory
These four small photographs show Soho House and Manufactory in Handsworth.
The photograph on the bottom left is the only known photo of Soho Manufactory during its demolition. The photograph of Soho ...
Soho Manufactory, Handsworth
This photograph of the ground plan of the Soho Manufactory in Handsworth was taken c.1900, though the plans themselves are dated 1788.
The Soho Manufactory
The Soho Manufactory was founded in 1761 by Matthew Boulton on Handsworth Heath in the parish of Handsworth near Birmingham. The site of a water mill was taken over, quickly converted and expanded over ...