Martin Ware

Jug
ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Salt-glaze stoneware with modelled and impressed decoration. With a globular body and a high handle. Modelled on each side with a sun face in relief. Coloured with a brown glaze. Surface impressed with round scale pattern. Interior glazed pale blue.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glaze stoneware with modelled and impressed decoration and coloured glazes
Brief description
Salt-glaze stoneware with modelled and impressed decoration ,'Martin Ware', probably modelled by R. Wallace Martin, made by Martin Brothers, Southall, ca. 1900.
Physical description
Salt-glaze stoneware with modelled and impressed decoration. With a globular body and a high handle. Modelled on each side with a sun face in relief. Coloured with a brown glaze. Surface impressed with round scale pattern. Interior glazed pale blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm
  • Width: 18cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Martin Bros London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Jug 'Martin Ware'
Probably Modelled by R. Wallace Martin, made by the Martin Bros., Southall, Middlesex, England, about 1900
Mark: 'Martin Bros London & Southall', incised
Stoneware with modelled and impressed decoration and coloured glazes

C.52-1969 Given by Miss A. L. Reeve
Credit line
Given by Miss A. L. Reeve
Object history
Purchased by the donor's father from the shop in Brownlow Street.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.52-1969

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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