Elton Ware
Bottle
1890-1920 (made)
1890-1920 (made)
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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
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| Title | Elton 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. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Elton' (Signature painted in black on base) |
| Gallery label | 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.(23/05/2008) |
| 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 |
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| Accession number | C.782-1920 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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