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单词 martinware
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Martinwaren.

Brit. /ˈmɑːtᵻnwɛː/, U.S. /ˈmɑrtnˌwɛr/
Forms: 1800s– Martin ware, 1900s– Martin-ware, 1900s– Martinware.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Martin , ware n.3
Etymology: < the names of Robert Wallace Martin and his brothers, English potters + ware n.3The Martin Brothers ceramics factory opened in 1877 in Southall, and continued in production until the First World War (1914–18).
A type of brown, salt-glazed, frequently elaborately modelled pottery, made by the Martin brothers in Southall, Middlesex (now in Greater London), in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (see quot. 1897). Frequently attributive.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > English pottery > by other named persons
Davenport1863
Elers ware1869
Spode1869
Doulton1890
Ridgway1892
Martinware1897
Moorcroft1910
Mason1911
Moorcroft1975
1897 Chaffers's Marks & Monograms Pottery & Porcelain (ed. 8) 870 Martin Ware. The four brothers Martin carry on a small pottery at Southall. The initiator of the business was Robert Wallace Martin... He was joined by his three brothers..to produce the ware which now bears their name... A great point with the Martins is that the decoration of a specimen is never repeated.
1918 E. Clarke Story of my Life xxxi. 411 On the top of the low book-shelves stand a few choice bronzes..and some fine specimens of my favourite Martin-ware.
1922 J. F. Blacker ABC of Eng. Salt-glaze Stoneware xxv. 219 The best period of Martin ware.
1957 C. W. Mankowitz & R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pottery & Porcelain 142/1 A large collection of Martinware is exhibited at the Public Library and Museum, Southall, Middlesex.
1973 Times 16 Feb. 21/5 A Martinware bird of exceptional size was sold at Sotheby's..for £1,250.
1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 138 Don't be deterred as a Clarice Cliff or a Martinware piece can still easily be discovered.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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