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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Martin Ware

Sculpture
08/1881 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sculpture. Stoneware. Modelled in the form of a Bench Boy ( a man preparing clay at a bench). Salt-glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware
Brief description
'Martin Ware' sculpture of a Bench Boy, salt-glazed stoneware, designed by R. Wallace Martin and made by Martin Bros., Southall, 1881
Physical description
Sculpture. Stoneware. Modelled in the form of a Bench Boy ( a man preparing clay at a bench). Salt-glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16cm
  • Width: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RW Martin Southall / 8. 81' (Maker's mark incised on side of base)
  • 'Bench Boy' (incised on reverse of base)
  • 'Exposition ART et TRAVAIL Geneve 1957 Arr No. 78 Cat No. ' (label on base)
Gallery label
Sculpture 'Martin Ware' Designed and made by R. Wallace Martin, made by the Martin Bros., Southall, Middlesex, England, 1881 Mark: 'R W Martin Southall 8-81 Bench Boy', incised Salt-glazed stoneware C.818-1917 Given by Mr C. B. Farmer(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by C. B. Farmer, Esq.
Object history
The 'Exposition Art et Travail' was held in Geneva, 1957.
Collection
Accession number
C.818-1917

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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