Martin Ware

Vase
March 1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, thin squared body with 'hooks' at each corner. Stoneware with grey and brown glazes, incised all over with fish, eels and jellyfish. Incised watermark effect.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed and incised
Brief description
Squared stoneware 'Martin Ware' vase incised with fish, made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, 1904
Physical description
Vase, thin squared body with 'hooks' at each corner. Stoneware with grey and brown glazes, incised all over with fish, eels and jellyfish. Incised watermark effect.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.9cm
  • Width: 5.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '3-1904 / Martin Bros London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
  • 'MARTIN BROS / POTTERS / 16, BROWNLOW ST., HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON' (label on base)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Vase 'Martin Ware'
made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, Middlesex, England, 1904


C.893-1917 Given by Mr Herman Hart
Credit line
Given by Herman Hart, Esq. in memory of his wife
Collection
Accession number
C.893-1917

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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