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

Martin Ware

Vase
1886 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, round body with narrow neck . Stoneware, incised with all-over foliage and flower pattern scored with vertical lines, on a brown glazed ground. Saltglaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware, incised and painted
Brief description
'Martin Ware', round brown stoneware vase, made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, London, 1886
Physical description
Vase, round body with narrow neck . Stoneware, incised with all-over foliage and flower pattern scored with vertical lines, on a brown glazed ground. Saltglaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.3cm
  • Approx. width: 19cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '1-1886 / RW Martin & Bros / London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
  • 'R.W.MARTIN & BRO'S / ART POTTERS / 16, BROWLOW ST. / HIGH HOLBORN' (Maker's mark label on base)
  • '40/-' , '2' (label on base)
Gallery label
Vase 'Martin Ware' made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, Middlesex, England, 1886 368-1888(23/05/2008)
Object history
Purchase price note: Purchased for £2/-/-.
Collection
Accession number
368-1888

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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