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

Martin Ware

Jug
1893 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tall thin jug. Stoneware. Incised with scrolling foliage. Shield with monogram initials 'EJWM'. Glazed with pale blue on a beige ground. Saltglaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration
Brief description
'Martin Ware' jug with monogram, salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration, made by Martin Brothers, Southall, 1893
Physical description
Tall thin jug. Stoneware. Incised with scrolling foliage. Shield with monogram initials 'EJWM'. Glazed with pale blue on a beige ground. Saltglaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.3cm
  • Width: 15cm
Marks and inscriptions
'10-1893 Martin Bros London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
Jug 'Martin Ware' made by the Martin Bros., Southall, Middlesex, England, 1893 Mark: 'Martin Bros London & Southall 10-1893', incised Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration C.31-1974 Given by Miss N.V. Wade(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Miss N. V. Wade
Production
Monogram in the decoration 'EJWM' unidentified.
Collection
Accession number
C.31-1974

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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