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Grotesque bird

MARTIN BROTHERS, London (manufacturer)
Grotesque bird
 1895

Medium
stoneware

Measurements
9.2 × 4.9 × 5.2 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1912

Gallery location
18th & 19th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
painted in black on outside rim of base on rear l.l.: Martin Bros 95 (diagonal dash above 9) / LONDON + (...illeg.)hall

Accession Number
923-D2

Department
International Decorative Arts

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
A grotesque bird, "Martin ware", glazed

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