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Martin Ware

Vase
1904 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Martin Brothers (maker)
Martin, Edwin (designer and maker)
Place of origin
Southall (made)

Vase of whitish stoneware. Pear-shaped with long tapering neck and out turned lip. Decorated with eight applied ribs, painted in olive green, the interspaces boldly reticulated in olive green, white and dull brown; nearly matt glaze.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Art Pottery
Stoneware
Object type
Vase
TitleMartin Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with painted decoration
Stoneware
Salt Glaze
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
'Martin Ware' vase, salt-glazed stoneware with painted decoration; made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, England (Southall), dated 1904
Physical description
Vase of whitish stoneware. Pear-shaped with long tapering neck and out turned lip. Decorated with eight applied ribs, painted in olive green, the interspaces boldly reticulated in olive green, white and dull brown; nearly matt glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.3cm
  • Width: 6.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'EBM' (Signature incised on base)
  • '9-1904 / Martin Bros / London & Southall' (Maker's mark incised on base)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Vase 'Martin Ware'
Designed and made by Edwin Martin, made by R.W. Martin & Brothers, Southall, Middlesex, England, dated 1904


C.486-1919 The 2nd Lieutenant Francis Bedford Marsh (1914-1918) War Memorial Gift
Credit line
The 2nd Lieutenant Francis Bedford Marsh 1914-1918 War Memorial Gift
Bibliographic references
  • Arts Décoratifs de Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande. 1914. p. 30. Catalogue of the Louvre Exhibition held in the Pavillion de Marsan, April - October 1914.
  • Haslam, Malcolm. The Martin Brothers, Potters. Richard Dennis : London. 115 p., ill. fig. XVII.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.486-1919

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
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