Martin Ware

Vase
1904 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of cream-coloured stoneware, with incised decoration of fishes covered with a green salt glaze. Oviform with short neck and spreading mouth and foot.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration
Brief description
'Martin Ware' vase, salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration of fish; made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, England (Southall), dated 1904
Physical description
Vase of cream-coloured stoneware, with incised decoration of fishes covered with a green salt glaze. Oviform with short neck and spreading mouth and foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.8cm
  • Width: 9.4cm
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, dated 1904


C.897-1917 Given by Mr Herman Hart
Credit line
Given by Herman Hart, Esq. in memory of his wife
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.897-1917

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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