Martin Ware
Chess Piece
1902 (dated)
1902 (dated)
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| Place of origin |
Chess set of the Black King in stoneware. Moulded figure of a king seated in a throne and holding a sceptre. Salt glaze.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Martin Ware (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware, moulded |
| Brief description | Black king from 'Martin Ware' chess set, modelled by R. Wallace Martin, made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, dated 1902 |
| Physical description | Chess set of the Black King in stoneware. Moulded figure of a king seated in a throne and holding a sceptre. Salt glaze. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'RW Martin & Bros London & Southall / 27.10.1902' (Maker's mark incised on reverse) |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs Clara Boulnois |
| Object history | Modelled at the suggestion of Mr J.J. Wade , second division clerk at the V&A, who supplied chessmen for the artist's reference. The set was sold to Mrs Boulnois for £20. (Apocryphal). |
| Bibliographic reference | Haslam, Malcolm. The Martin Brothers, Potters. Richard Dennis : London. 133 p., ill. fig. XXIV. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.211T-1921 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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