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

Martin Ware

Vase
03/1888 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tall vase, flared neck, round foot. Stoneware. Incised with branches of white blossom in the Japanese style, three swallows, a butterly. Green and ivory glazes on brown 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
Tall 'Martin Ware' vase, salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration and glazed, made by Martin Brothers, Southall, 1888
Physical description
Tall vase, flared neck, round foot. Stoneware. Incised with branches of white blossom in the Japanese style, three swallows, a butterly. Green and ivory glazes on brown ground. Saltglaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 49.6cm
  • Width: 7.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'3-1888 / RW Martin & Bros / London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
Vase 'Martin Ware' made by the Martin Bros., Southall, Middlesex, England, 1888 Mark: 'R W Martin & Bro. London & Southall ...1888', incised Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration and coloured glazes C.8-1976 Miss M.A.M. Hart Bequest(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss M. A. M. Hart
Collection
Accession number
C.8-1976

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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