Tripod stand
]. Made at the factory of Matthew Boulton and John Fothergill, located outside Birmingham in what would become the industrial Midlands, this hot-water jug (see 1993.73) and tripod stand were acquired by the Museum more than twenty-four years apart, yet the base of the jug fits perfectly into the little ledge on the stand. Its date of manufacture, 1775–76, is a useful indication of how deeply the Neoclassic taste had become the public taste, for only ten years earlier it was a more esoteric style favored by a small aristocratic clientele.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tripod stand
- Maker: Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham) (Soho Manufactory)
- Maker: John Fothergill (died 1782)
- Designer: James Wyatt (British, Weeford, Staffordshire 1746–1813 near Marlborough, Wiltshire)
- Date: 1775–76
- Culture: British, Birmingham
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Overall (wt. confirmed): 5 1/8 × 5 1/2 in., 1.3 lb. (13 × 14 cm, 589.676g);
Diameter (center support): 5 in. (12.7 cm);
Diameter (burner lid): 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm);
Diameter (burner): 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm) - Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of Madame Lilliana Teruzzi, 1966
- Object Number: 66.192.5a–c
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Multiple artists/makers
1775–76
Matthew Boulton
ca. 1790
Matthew Boulton
ca. 1790
Matthew Boulton
ca. 1790
Matthew Boulton
ca. 1790
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