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[81891] Birmingham : BM&AG - Martinware Vase
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham.
Martinware Vase, 1880s.
Salt-glazed stoneware with coloured glazes and incised decoration.
RW Martin & Bros, Southall.
Founded in 1873 by Robert Wallace Martin, the Martin Brothers built their name on imaginative, ambitious pottery full of colourful characters.
It was a real family affair. Robert was the main sculptor and modeller. His brother Walter supplied the technical knowhow and was the expert on the pottery wheel. The youngest, Edwin, was the thrower and decorator. Charles managed the shop in Holborn.
At a time where ceramics could increasingly be mass produced, these talented potters championed handmade, unique works of art. Their so-called ‘Martinware’ is considered some of the finest of all Victorian art pottery.
[81891] Birmingham : BM&AG - Martinware Vase
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham.
Martinware Vase, 1880s.
Salt-glazed stoneware with coloured glazes and incised decoration.
RW Martin & Bros, Southall.
Founded in 1873 by Robert Wallace Martin, the Martin Brothers built their name on imaginative, ambitious pottery full of colourful characters.
It was a real family affair. Robert was the main sculptor and modeller. His brother Walter supplied the technical knowhow and was the expert on the pottery wheel. The youngest, Edwin, was the thrower and decorator. Charles managed the shop in Holborn.
At a time where ceramics could increasingly be mass produced, these talented potters championed handmade, unique works of art. Their so-called ‘Martinware’ is considered some of the finest of all Victorian art pottery.