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

Martin Ware

Vase
1903 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, grey salt-glazed stoneware with decoration carved in relief and painted green. Oviform. Incised in imitation of a fruit bursting and showing seeds.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with incised and carved decoration in relief and painted green
Brief description
'Martin Ware' vase, salt-glazed stoneware; made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, England (Southall), dated 1903
Physical description
Vase, grey salt-glazed stoneware with decoration carved in relief and painted green. Oviform. Incised in imitation of a fruit bursting and showing seeds.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.2cm
  • Width: 7.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'6-1903 / Martin Bros / London & Souithall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
Vase 'Martin Ware' made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, Middlesex, England, dated 1903 C.894-1917 Given by Mr Herman Hart(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Herman Hart, Esq. in memory of his wife
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.894-1917

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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