Vase with incised decoration of fantastic marine creatures

The Martin Brothers were inspired by the earlier arts and crafts of medieval Europe and by Japanese prints and pottery.
The four brothers produced a great amount of Art Pottery in salt glazed stoneware from their London studio between 1873 and 1923 (when Wallace Martin died).
They created the ‘orange peel’ texture by throwing salt into the kiln.
This fantastical fish design reflects Japanese inspiration. It was drawn into the damp clay using the sgraffito method.
RAMM has over sixty pieces of Martinware in the collection and every one has a different design.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
281/1968/1
Collection Class
Studio ceramics
Material
stoneware (saltglazed) | | | |
Common Name
Vase with incised decoration of fantastic marine creatures
Simple Name
vase
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901)
Production Town
Southall
Production County
London
Production Country
United Kingdom: England
Production Date
2/1899
Production Person Initials
Production Person Surname
Martin Brothers
Production Year Low
Production Year High

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Martin Brothers vase