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

Martin Ware

Jug
ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Salt-glaze stoneware with modelled and impressed decoration. With a globular body and a high handle. Modelled on each side with a sun face in relief. Coloured with a brown glaze. Surface impressed with round scale pattern. Interior glazed pale blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glaze stoneware with modelled and impressed decoration and coloured glazes
Brief description
Salt-glaze stoneware with modelled and impressed decoration ,'Martin Ware', probably modelled by R. Wallace Martin, made by Martin Brothers, Southall, ca. 1900.
Physical description
Salt-glaze stoneware with modelled and impressed decoration. With a globular body and a high handle. Modelled on each side with a sun face in relief. Coloured with a brown glaze. Surface impressed with round scale pattern. Interior glazed pale blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm
  • Width: 18cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Martin Bros London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
Jug 'Martin Ware' Probably Modelled by R. Wallace Martin, made by the Martin Bros., Southall, Middlesex, England, about 1900 Mark: 'Martin Bros London & Southall', incised Stoneware with modelled and impressed decoration and coloured glazes C.52-1969 Given by Miss A. L. Reeve(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Miss A. L. Reeve
Object history
Purchased by the donor's father from the shop in Brownlow Street.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.52-1969

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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