1937.306

Robert Wallace Martin (designer/maker), Martin Brothers (designer/maker)

Thrown and turned stoneware vase with incised decoration made by Robert Wallace Martin. The design of prunus-like and star-shaped flowering branches is typical of the Japanese influenced floral designs produced by the Martin Brothers from around 1885-1900. Robert Wallace Martin trained as a stonemason and then worked as a sculptor's assistant. He designed most of the Martin Brothers pottery and decoration, although from the 1880s he brgan to concentrate more on modelling.

1886 - 1886

Arts & Crafts

thrown, turned (pottery technique)

5-1886 / RW Martin & Bros / London & Southall