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Martin Ware

Vase
1887 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Martin Brothers (maker)
Place of origin
Southall (made)

Stoneware vase decorated with flowers and foliage.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Stoneware
Object type
Vase
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware
Stoneware
Brief description
'Martin Ware' stoneware vase, made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, dated 1887
Physical description
Stoneware vase decorated with flowers and foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.2cm
  • Width: 18.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '1-1887 / R W Martin & Bros / London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
  • '50/-' and '1' (label on base)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Vase 'Martin Ware'
made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, Middlesex, England, dated 1887


367-1888
Object history
Purchase price note: Purchased for £2/10/-.
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Foliage
Bibliographic reference
Haslam, Malcolm. The Martin Brothers, Potters. Richard Dennis : London. ill. fig. 87.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
367-1888

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
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