Mark Villers Marshall
Born 1843 (Circa)
Died 1912
Active: 1861 - 1910
Potter, modeller, sculptor, designer
Born in Cranbrook, Kent. Probably died in London. His father, Frederick Marshall (born c.1821) is listed as a mason, master, employing 8 men in Cranbrook, Kent in the Census Returns of 1861. Mark Marshall (then c.18) and his brother Frederick (c.16), are listed as mason’s apprentices.
Mark later studied at Lambeth School of Art. He worked in the studio of Robert Wallace Martin (1843-1923), sculptor, modeller and manufacturer, at Pomona House and for Doulton's. In the Census Returns of 1881, his wife Helen (aged 42) also gives her occupation as sculptor. And in the 1891 Census, their daughter Alice (aged 22) is listed as pottery decorator.
Works
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Locations
Address 9 Pomona Place Fulham London England | View on map
Address 20 Liston Road Clapham London England | View on map
1891 (Circa) - 1901 (Circa)
In 1911 address was: 122 Drakefield Road, Upper Tooting, Wandsworth
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society: Ninth Exhibition, 1910
Multiple works
Exhibited at Manchester Art Gallery, Second Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, 1895
Multiple works
Institutional and Business Connections
Worked for Doulton and Co. Limited
1895 (Presumed) - 1910 (Presumed)
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Designer pottery'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Designer'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Artist'
Sources
Arts and Crafts Society: Catalogue of the Ninth Exhibition.
1910
p.123, p.131.
Catalogue of the Second Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, City of Manchester Art Gallery, 1895
1895
Cat. No. Case 96, No. 39, p. 234
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 74; Folio: 2; Page: 3; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341016
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Class: RG12; Piece: 442; Folio 79; Page 34; GSU roll: 6095552.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 464 42 37 236
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN2292 RG78PN78A RD26 SD5 ED7 SN172
Citing this record
'Mark Villers Marshall', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1212143288, accessed 26 Sep 2023]
