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Elton Ware

Bottle
1890-1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle vase. Red earthenware. Slip decorated in relief with applied trail of flowers. Incised wavy lines around neck. Streaky green, red and blue glaze.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleElton Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with raised slip decoration and coloured glazes
Brief description
'Elton Ware' bottle, earthenware with streaky red, green and blue glaze decorated in relief with flowers, made by Edmund Harry Elton, Sunflower Pottery, Clevedon Court, Somerset, 1890-1920
Physical description
Bottle vase. Red earthenware. Slip decorated in relief with applied trail of flowers. Incised wavy lines around neck. Streaky green, red and blue glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25cm
  • Width: 11.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Elton' (Signature painted in black on base)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Bottle 'Elton Ware'
Made by Edmund Harry Elton, Sunflower Pottery, Clevedon Court, Somerset, England, 1890-1920
Mark: 'Elton', painted
Earthenware with raised slip decoration and coloured glazes

C.782-1920 Given by the executors of the late Sir Edmund. H. Elton, Bart.
Credit line
Given by the executors of the late Sir Edmund H. Elton, Bt
Production
Made at the Sunflower Pottery, Clevedon Court.
Bibliographic reference
Jervis, Simon, Victorian and Edwardian decorative art: the Handley-Read collection, London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1972
Collection
Accession number
C.782-1920

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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