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

Martin Ware

Tobacco Jar
1906 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tobacco jar of whitish stoneware, covered with clouded yellow and brown glazes. Depressed globular form, with wide mouth. Decorated with vertical tapering ribs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware
Brief description
'Martin Ware' tobacco jar, salt-glazed stoneware; made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, England (London), dated 1906.
Physical description
Tobacco jar of whitish stoneware, covered with clouded yellow and brown glazes. Depressed globular form, with wide mouth. Decorated with vertical tapering ribs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.4cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'12-1906 / Martin Bros. / London & Southall' (Maker's mark, incised)
Gallery label
Tobacco jar 'Martin Ware' made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, London, England, C.489-1919 The 2nd Lieutenant Francis Bedford Marsh (1914-1918) War Memorial Gift(23/05/2008)
Credit line
The 2nd Lieutenant Francis Bedford Marsh 1914-1918 War Memorial Gift
Collection
Accession number
C.489-1919

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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