Elers brothers
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John Philip Elers and his brother David Elers were Dutch silversmiths who came to England in the 1680s and turned into potters. The Elers brothers were important innovators in English pottery, bringin
Mug, 1693-98, with Chinese-style prunus-blossom sprigging
Two teapots: left by the Elers; right, Chinese Yixing ware of 1627.
Elers Brothers mug, 1690s
Later(?) teapot with sprigged vine decoration
Redware
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Redware as a single word is a term for at least two types of pottery of the last few centuries, in Europe and North America. Red ware as two words is a term used for pottery, mostly by archaeologists,
Elers brothers
…Dutch silversmiths who came to England in the 1680s and turned into potters. The Elers brothers were important innovators in English pottery, bringing redware or unglazed stoneware to Staffordshire pottery. Arguably they were the first producers of "fine pottery" in North Staffordshire, and although their own…
Redware teapot, Delft, c. 1680, red stoneware imitating Chinese Yixing ware.
Covered Sugar Bowl, Wedgwood, 1805–1815, in Rosso Antico ware with fashionable "Neo-Egyptian" decoration
American redware slip-decorated dish, around 1800
Tea caddy, with "Sally Smith 1769" in the painting. Bucks County, Wrightstown, Pennsylvania