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

Martin Ware

Vase
08/1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Small vase with shoulder and wide round neck. Incised with ducks and insects flying among rushes. Striped around neck. Brown and green glazes on beige ground. Saltglaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware, incised, decorated with coloured glazes
Brief description
Small 'Martin Ware' vase incised with ducks in rushes, made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, 1890
Physical description
Small vase with shoulder and wide round neck. Incised with ducks and insects flying among rushes. Striped around neck. Brown and green glazes on beige ground. Saltglaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.7cm
  • Width: 11.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'18-1890 / Martin Brothers London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
Vase 'Martin Ware' made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, Middlesex, England, 1890 C.895-1917 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.895-1917

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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