MARTIN, Robert Wallace
(b. 1843, London, d. 1923, London)

Jug

1890
Salt-glazed stoneware, 18 x 15 x 13 cm
Art Institute, Chicago

For many years the Martin brothers worked almost exclusively in salt-glazed stoneware which results in the distinctive semi-matt, speckled surface and a limited colour range of browns, blues and greens. They usually added incised decoration and applied ornament.