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

Martin Ware

Vase
1902 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, flat rim supported by rectangular ribs. Stoneware. Incised with fish, seaweed, eels and jellyfish and watermarks. Green and brown glazes on a pale blue ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, incised, with coloured glazes
Brief description
'Martin Ware' vase, stoneware with ribs around neck and pale blue glaze incised with fish, made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, dated 1902
Physical description
Vase, flat rim supported by rectangular ribs. Stoneware. Incised with fish, seaweed, eels and jellyfish and watermarks. Green and brown glazes on a pale blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.9cm
  • Width: 11.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'9-1902 / Martin Bros / London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
Vase 'Martin Ware' made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, Middlesex, England, dated 1902 Circ.429-1919 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.429-1919

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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