Vase
Martin Brothers (potters)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1887
Materials
Ceramic; salt-glazed stoneware
Measurements
485 mms (Height); 310 mms (Diameter)
Place of origin
Southall
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Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 353331
Summary
Martin-ware vase. Incised with fish and eels and with two handles formed as two applied serpents biting top lip of reeded neck of vase. Brown/grey body colour with red and blue/black colouration to fish. Incised to shoulder of rim “RW Martin & Brothers, London & Southall 4 1897
Provenance
Part of the Lothian Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust by Philip, 11th Marquess of Lothian (1882-1940)
Marks and inscriptions
Incised on underside of base.: 4-1887, R W Martin Bros, London & Southall
Makers and roles
Martin Brothers (potters) , pottery manufacturer