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Matthew Boulton Pattern Book

Boulton & Fothergill, c. 1788

Archives & Collections, Library of Birmingham, Birmingham

Matthew Boulton involved himself in various business ventures, beginning with the firm Boulton & Fothergill. The firm's business operated on two main sites, the manufactory at Soho in Handsworth and premises in the centre of Birmingham, where this pattern book is believed to have come from. The articles manufactured included buttons, buckles, silver and plated ware, ormolu and clocks. The pattern book is one of only seven still in their original format.

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Title of artwork, date

Matthew Boulton Pattern Book, c. 1788

Date supported

2005

Medium and material

Paper

Dimensions

23.3 x 38 cm

Grant

5000

Total cost

16000

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