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MartinwareSalt-glazed stoneware produced by the Martin brothers at Fulham in London and at Southall from 1873 to 1914. The four brothers (Wallace, Walter, Charles and Edwin) produced a distinctive type of pottery. The forms are often grotesque and include quizzical birds, comical fish, frogs, owls, armadillos, salamanders, hedgehogs and goblins, serving as tobacco-jars, jugs, spoon-warmers, etc. The glazes are usually mottled, and included browns, greens, greys and blues in muted tones, and this subdued palette is distinctive of Martinware. The Pottery was started in Fulham in 1873 by Robert Wallace Martin, who had trained as a sculptor. In 1877 the business was moved to Havelock Road, Southall, Middlesex, where it remained. Walter Martin became the firm's specialist on the wheel, Edwin Martin's work included most of the fish and flower designs, and Charles Martin managed the shop. External links |
