Candelabrum
1765 · Derbyshire fluorspar and gilt bronze with tortoiseshell veneered wood
49.5 × 66 cm (19 1/2 × 26 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Matthew Boulton
?–1809
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- Is PublishedAuto Publish Bioless· 100%✓
- Birth yearWikidata· 92%
- Death yearWikidata· 92%
- NationalityWikidata· 92%
- BiographyWikipedia· 88%
- LocationWikidata· 80%
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- WikidataTier 1 · Institutional85%
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Matthew Boulton was an English businessman, inventor, mechanical engineer, and silversmith. He was a business partner of the Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of the 18th century, the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engines, which were a great advance on the state of the art, making possible the mechanisation of factories and mills. Boulton applied modern techniques to the minting of coins, striking millions of pieces for Britain and other countries, and supplying the Royal Mint with up-to-date equipment.
Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 85% · Updated 13d ago
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- Art Institute Chicago1 published1 img
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