I am pleased to offer a 8.5 inch high Portmeirion Botanic Garden Canton vase featuring the Mexican Lily or Amaryllis Reginae retired dinner plate motif.

This colorful and hard to find vase is in super condition, very clean inside and outside, with a nice bright purple Mexican Lily and some very large butterflies!

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The Mexican Lily flower was an original dinner plate motif, introduced in 1972 and retired in 1994. It was inspired by image in a 1824 book,The Universal Herbal by Thomas Green.

Three dinner plate versions were made. At the start of the Botanic Garden range in 1972, a first version was produced in very small quantities. Then, the 2nd insect arrangement used for many, many years until 1993. The third version was made only from 1993 until the Mexican Lily was retired in 1994. Also, a very rare Double version exists and is seen on 15 inch platters.

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Size	8-1/2" high, about 5-1/2" wide at the widest point and 3-1/2" across top opening
Transfer	The large flower transfers are repeated on front and back. Both are bright and colorful with no fading.
Ground	Very white
Glaze	No crazing or any other glaze flaw
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None
Use Marks	None. Very clean both inside and out. Even the unglazed bottom foot where it sits is very clean.
Other Comments	An excellent retired vase Mexican Lily retired vase!

The vase is marked on the bottom with a Crest ID mark.

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