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Martin Ware

Vase
1902 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Martin Brothers (maker)
Place of origin
Southall (made)

Vase of salt-glaze stoneware with incised decoration of four winged dragons. Brown glazes on white enamel ground, and a brown pie-crust rim. Oviform with a wide mouth, short neck and out-turned edge. Decorated with radial grooves under a brown glaze.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Art Pottery
Stoneware
Object type
Vase
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glaze stoneware with incised decoration and coloured glazes
Stoneware
Salt Glaze
Wheel-Thrown
Painted
Incised
Brief description
'Martin Ware' vase of salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration and coloured glazes, made by the Martin Brothers, Southall, dated 1902.
Physical description
Vase of salt-glaze stoneware with incised decoration of four winged dragons. Brown glazes on white enamel ground, and a brown pie-crust rim. Oviform with a wide mouth, short neck and out-turned edge. Decorated with radial grooves under a brown glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.6cm
  • Width: 18cm
Marks and inscriptions
'3-1902 / Martin Bros / London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Vase 'Martin Ware'
made by the Martin Bros., Southall, Middlesex, England, dated 1902
Mark: 'Martin Bros London & Southall 3-1902', incised
Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration and coloured glazes

C.469-1919 The 2nd Lieutenant Francis Bedford Marsh (1914-1918) War Memorial Gift
Credit line
The 2nd Lieutenant Francis Bedford Marsh 1914-1918 War Memorial Gift
Production
Dated March 1902.
Subject depicted
Dragon
Bibliographic reference
Arts Décoratifs de Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande. 1914. p. 30. Catalogue of the Louvre Exhibition held in the Pavillion de Marsan, April-October 1914.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.469-1919

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
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