Minneapolis Institute of Art

Vase

Martin Brothers Pottery

Date

1911

Medium

Glazed stoneware

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Known for their fantastically modeled birds and vessels incised with images of sea creatures, the Martin Brothers (Walter Fraser Martin and Edwin Martin) experimented with salt-glazed stoneware, resulting in successfully decorated vases. The matte surface of this beautiful, bulbous vase was manipulated in various places to suggest peacock spines and feathers. England, Europe

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