I am happy to offer an excellent almost 7 inch high Eastern Hyacinth or Hyacinthus Orientalis Canton shaped vase. There were two versions of Hyacinth and this one is closer to the newer motif used after 1985.

It is in minty and clean condition!

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The Hyacinth motif was an original 1972 flower on salad plates and still remains in production today. There is also an Oriental Hyacinth listed in Portmeirion's Botanic Garden catalog and shows this motif as retired in 1985. As far as I can tell, they both have 'Eastern Hyacinth' as the common name and 'Hyacinthus Orientalis' as the latin name. In 1985 there was a color and insect arrangement change. The older version (called Oriental) has a more green while the newer (called Eastern) has a more blue flower. Both motifs are based on an image found in a 1824 botany book, The Universal Herbal by Thomas Green.

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The Hyacinth transfer is repeated on front and back. There are lots of pretty butterflies on the side of the vase.

Size	About 6-7/8" high, 2-3/4" top opening, 3" bottom foot
Transfer	Repeated on each side, both have great bright color and lots of insects.
Ground	Very white
Glaze	No crazing or any other glaze flaw, very shiny glaze
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None, even the bottom unglazed ring where it sits is very clean with just the smallest bit of shelf wear
Use Marks	None, the vase is very clean both inside and outside
Other Comments	A very nice Botanic Garden vase with a pretty blue Hyacinth flower and lots of butterflies!

This vase is marked with a small crest ID mark. It was made sometime in the middle to late 1990's.

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