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Elers brothers

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John Philip Elers (7 September 1664 – 1738) 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, bringing redware or unglazed stoneware to Staffordshire pottery.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Mug, David & John Philip Elers, Staffordshire, England, 1693-1698, unglazed red stoneware, HD 96.032 - Flynt Center of Early New England Life - Deerfield, Massachusetts - DSC04694 (cropped)
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

John Philip Elers (7 September 1664 – 1738) 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, bringing redware or unglazed stoneware to Staffordshire pottery.2

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