Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Martin Ware

Bottle
April 1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle, with squared off sides. Stoneware. Incised with a crab on each side and jellyfish around the neck. Crabs glazed dark brown on a lighter brown ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration
Brief description
Small salt-glazed stoneware 'Martin Ware' bottle incised with crabs, made by the Martin Brothers, Southall, 1904.
Physical description
Bottle, with squared off sides. Stoneware. Incised with a crab on each side and jellyfish around the neck. Crabs glazed dark brown on a lighter brown ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.7cm
  • Width: 4.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'4-1904 / Martin Bros London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
Bottle made by the Martin Bros., Southall, Middlesex, England, 1904 Mark: 'Martin Bros 4-1904', incised Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration Circ.438-1919 The 2nd Lieutenant Francis Bedford Marsh (1914-1918) War Memorial Gift(23/05/2008)
Credit line
The 2nd Lieutenant Francis Bedford Marsh (1914-1918) War Memorial Gift
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.438-1919

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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