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

Martin Ware

Vase
05/1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware vase, pinched neck, shouldered body, incised with four winged reptiles with long tails with grey bodies and green wings, mottled grey and green glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration and coloured glazes
Brief description
'Martin Ware' vase, salt-glazed stoneware with incised reptile decoration and mottled coloured glazes, made by Martin Bros., Southall, 1899
Physical description
Stoneware vase, pinched neck, shouldered body, incised with four winged reptiles with long tails with grey bodies and green wings, mottled grey and green glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.6cm
  • Width: 20.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '5-1899 / Martin Bros / London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
  • ?
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 and coloured glazes Circ.416-1919 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.416-1919

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest