Martin Ware

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Artist/Maker	Martin Brothers (maker)
Place of origin	Southall (made)

Vase of salt-glaze stoneware with incised decoration. Decorated with an orchid flower and leaf pattern glazed in ivory and green on a sparkling black ground. Brown glazed rim. Oviform with a short contracted neck and flaring mouth.

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Categories	Ceramics Art Pottery Stoneware
Object type	Vase
Title	Martin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration Stoneware Salt Glaze Wheel-Thrown Incised Painted
Brief description	Black 'Martin Ware' vase incised with ivory flowers, salt-glazed stoneware, made by the Martin Brothers, Southall, dated 1899.
Physical description	Vase of salt-glaze stoneware with incised decoration. Decorated with an orchid flower and leaf pattern glazed in ivory and green on a sparkling black ground. Brown glazed rim. Oviform with a short contracted neck and flaring mouth.
Dimensions	Height: 26.4cm Width: 20.5cm
Marks and inscriptions	'5-1899 / Martin Bros London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base) 'Martin Bros Potters 126, Brownlow St., High Holborn, London' ' (paper label) 'Martin Ware Notices The Times (Leader Dec.22,1885, Pall Mall Gazette Feb 4, 1890, Magazine of Art (illus) Sep.1882, Art Journal -July 1883, British Architect -Nov 1884, 'Chaffers' (New Edition) etc etc etc' (paper label)
Gallery label	Vase 'Martin Ware' made by the Martin Bros., Southall, Middlesex, England, 1899 Mark: 'Martin Bros London & Southall 5-1899', incised Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration C.465-1919 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	Made in May 1899.
Subjects depicted	Flowers Orchid Leaves
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.465-1919

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Record created	March 31, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O150356/martin-ware-vase-martin-brothers/

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