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

Martin Ware

Vase
1888 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, buff salt-glazed stoneware with decoration carved in relief and glazed light green and grey on a brown ground. Globular with narrow neck.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with decoration carved in relief
Brief description
'Martin Ware' vase, salt-glazed stoneware with decoration carved in relief; made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, dated 1888
Physical description
Vase, buff salt-glazed stoneware with decoration carved in relief and glazed light green and grey on a brown ground. Globular with narrow neck.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.9cm
  • Width: 7.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'2-88 / Martin Bros / London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
Vase 'Martin Ware' made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, Middlesex, England, dated 1888 C.877-1917 Given by Mr Herman Hart(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Herman Hart, Esq. in memory of his wife
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.877-1917

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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