I am happy to present a Portmeirion Birds Of Britain 8 inch salad plate featuring the Turtle Dove or Streptopelia Turtur bird. This plate is ringed with a Green Band, retired many years ago. Green band plates are now difficult to find.

The plate is in remarkable condition with no flaws, crazing or signs of use. It is hard to find a Birds Of Britain plate in such excellent condition!


Green band accents on Portmeirion items were discontinued many years ago due to production problems. The Bird Of Britain series currently uses an Acorn pattern.

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The Birds Of Britain pattern illustrations were taken from the 'Natural History Of British Birds' by Edward Donovan which was printed in 1794.

Size	Approximately 8-1/2" across
Transfer	Perfect, bright, very colorful with no flaws noted
Ground	Very white
Glaze	Very shiny glaze with no crazing or other glaze flaw found
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None
Use Marks	None, not even any little stacking scratches found so often on Portmeirion pieces
Other Comments	An excellent example of a Green Banded BOB Turtle Dove salad plate!

The ID Mark is about 1-1/4" by 1-1/4" standard grayish 'E. Donovan 1794' ID. The plate was likely made in the middle to late 1990's.

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