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 bi...

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 bi...

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. Th...

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 pictures...

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 wa...

'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 Fo...

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 ...

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 fashi...

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...

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 Ma...

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 mi...