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

Martin Ware

Pepper Caster
late 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pepper caster, stoneware, with decoration carved and incised, painted with brown, green blue and black salt-glazes. Bulbous, incised with diagonal blue stripes and foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with decoration carved and incised and painted in coloured glazes
Brief description
'Martin Ware' pepper caster, stoneware with decoration carved and incised and painted in coloured glazes; made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, England (London), late 19th century
Physical description
Pepper caster, stoneware, with decoration carved and incised, painted with brown, green blue and black salt-glazes. Bulbous, incised with diagonal blue stripes and foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8cm
  • Width: 5.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'R W MARTIN / LONDON' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
Pepper caster 'Martin Ware' made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, London, England, C.885-1917 Given by Mr Herman Hart(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Herman Hart, Esq. in memory of his wife
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.885-1917

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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