Tripod stand

Designer James Wyatt British

1775–76

Not on view

]. 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.

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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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