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

Martin Ware

Vase
June 1901 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, barrel shaped body with flat rim supported by six ribs. Stoneware. Incised with six dragonflies. Pale blue and brown glaze on a honey ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed and incised
Brief description
Small 'Martin Ware' vase, stoneware with rim supported by ribs, honey glaze incised with insects, made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, dated 1901
Physical description
Vase, barrel shaped body with flat rim supported by six ribs. Stoneware. Incised with six dragonflies. Pale blue and brown glaze on a honey ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.8cm
  • Width: 8.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'6-1901 / 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 1901 Circ.430-1919 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
Production
Dated June 1901.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.430-1919

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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