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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Elton Ware

Vase
ca. 1907 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase with pinched neck and applied knobs. Red earthenware with old crackled glaze over platinum glaze. Platinum interior.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleElton Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Red earthenware with crackled metallic glaze
Brief description
'Elton Ware' vase with knobs, earthenware with gold over platinum crackled glaze, made by Edmund Harry Elton, Sunflower Pottery, Clevedon Court, Somerset, ca. 1907
Physical description
Vase with pinched neck and applied knobs. Red earthenware with old crackled glaze over platinum glaze. Platinum interior.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.5cm
  • Width: 16cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Elton' (Signature painted in black on base)
  • 'Elton 10' (label on base)
Gallery label
Vase 'Elton Ware' Made by Edmund Harry Elton, Sunflower Pottery, Clevedon Court, Somerset, England, about 1907 Mark: 'Elton', painted Earthenware with crackled metallic glaze 173-1908 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
173-1908

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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