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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Elton Ware

Jug
1902-1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug with moulded loop handle. Red earthenware with red crackled glaze over iridescent glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleElton Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with crackled metallic glaze
Brief description
'Elton Ware' jug with red crackled metallic glaze, made by Edmund Harry Elton, Sunflower Pottery, Clevedon Court, Somerset, 1902-1920
Physical description
Jug with moulded loop handle. Red earthenware with red crackled glaze over iridescent glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.5cm
  • Width: 11cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Elton' (Signature painted in black on base)
Gallery label
Jug 'Elton Ware' Made by Edmund Harry Elton, Sunflower Pottery, Clevedon Court, Somerset, England, 1902-20 Mark: 'Elton', painted Earthenware with crackled metallic glaze C.786-1920(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.
Collection
Accession number
C.786-1920

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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