The definitive book on the study of a major eighteenth-century factory between the years 1768-82.Matthew Boulton: Ormoluby Nicholas GoodisonChristie's, 2002 - 496 pagesJosiah Wedgwood described Matthew Boulton in 1767 as 'the most complete manufacturer in England in metal'. In this magisterial book Nicholas Goodison revisits his earlier study of Matthew Boulton's ormolu ornaments and his manufactory at Soho, near Birmingham, and unearths new and previously unpublished material. The book is a study of a major eighteenth-century factory between the years 1768-82, of the methods by which ornaments were designed, made and marketed and of Boulton's own keen interest in promoting the business. It is a comprehensive account of the range of vases, candelabra, perfume burners, clock cases and other ormolu ornaments and of the customers who bought them. The author has once again combined meticulous research with a narrative style that makes the book a pleasure to read. Book jacket.
