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

Martin Ware

Vase
ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, flared neck, round foot. Stoneware. Incised with three small birds. Brown and green glazes on beige ground. Saltglaze.


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 with three birds, salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration and coloured glazes, made by Martin Brothers, Southall, ca. 1900
Physical description
Vase, flared neck, round foot. Stoneware. Incised with three small birds. Brown and green glazes on beige ground. Saltglaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.6cm
  • Width: 8.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '5-89 Martin Brothers London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
  • 'Miss E Cooper'
Gallery label
Vase 'Martin Ware' made by the Martin Bros., Southall, Middlesex, England, about 1900 Mark: 'Martin Bros London & Southall Miss E Cooper', incised Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration and coloured glazes C.18-1974 Given by Miss N.V. Wade(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Miss N. V. Wade
Collection
Accession number
C.18-1974

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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