Elton Ware
Bottle
ca. 1907 (made)
ca. 1907 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Bottle vase, with long thin neck and bulbous body. Red earthenware. Slip decorated in relief with twisting snake spiralling around neck and branches of flowers on the body. Streaky blue and green glaze. Flowers highlighted with reddish-brown glaze.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Elton Ware (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with raised slip decoration and coloured glazes |
| Brief description | 'Elton Ware' bottle, earthenware decorated in raised slip with flowers and streaky blue and green glaze glaze, made by Edmund Harry Elton, Sunflower Pottery, Clevedon, Somerset, ca. 1907 |
| Physical description | Bottle vase, with long thin neck and bulbous body. Red earthenware. Slip decorated in relief with twisting snake spiralling around neck and branches of flowers on the body. Streaky blue and green glaze. Flowers highlighted with reddish-brown glaze. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Elton' (Signature painted on base) |
| Gallery label | Bottle 'Elton Ware'
Made by Edmund Harry Elton, Sunflower Pottery, Clevedon Court, Somerset, England, ca.1907
Mark: 'Elton', painted
Earthenware with raised slip decoration and coloured glazes
164-1908 Given by Sir Edmund Elton, Bart(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by Sir Edmund Elton, Bt |
| Object history | See copy of a letter in Ceramics Department Registered Descriptions, dated 10 December 1907, to Mr Skinner from William Burton of Pilkingtons giving advice to collect art pottery. |
| Production | Made at the Sunflower Pottery, Clevedon Court. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 164-1908 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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