David Elers (b. 1656?)

Dutch-born silversmith and potter. Came to London with his brother, John Philip, in the 1680s. They had a pottery at Vauxhall producing slipcast salt-glaze stoneware, and from about 1690 until 1700 a pottery at Bradwell Wood in Staffordshire producing red stoneware. The brothers were famous for their innovative techniques.