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

Martin Ware

Plaque
ca. 1885 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaque. Brown salt-glazed stoneware. Modelled in the form of a hunchback (Quilp) listening at a semi-open door. Incised with a rhyme. Screwed into a wooden frame and stand.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware, wood
Brief description
'Martin Ware' plaque depicting 'Quilp', salt-glazed stoneware, made by Martin Bros., Southall, ca. 1885
Physical description
Plaque. Brown salt-glazed stoneware. Modelled in the form of a hunchback (Quilp) listening at a semi-open door. Incised with a rhyme. Screwed into a wooden frame and stand.
Dimensions
  • With frame height: 27.6cm
  • With frame width: 19.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RW MARTIN BROS / ART POTTERS / 16 BROWLOW ST / HIGH HOLBORN' (Maker's mark label on reverse)
  • Textual information (label reverse)
  • 'Quilp / I'm listening recollect. If you're not sharp Enough I'll creak the door and wo betide you if I have to creak it much' (incised on front)
Gallery label
Plaque 'Martin Ware' made by the Martin Bros., Southall, Middlesex, England, about 1885 Salt-glazed stoneware C.1152-1917 Given by Alfred. R. Holland Esq.(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Alfred R. Holland, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
C.1152-1917

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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