I am happy to offer a rare Pomona Wilmots Early Red 5 inch high (5.5 inches with the lid) canister. It is in great condition with NO crazing and a lid with a tight seal and no damaged varnish. Retired many years ago, the Wilmots Early Red motif is now hard to find.

NOTE: If you would rather have a lid with straight sides, I can probably substitute with a nice one.


The two Gooseberry motifs, including Wilmots Early Red, were among the first fruits retired many years ago. It was used as an accent motif on larger pieces until recently.

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Size	A touch under 5" high without the lid, 5-1/2" with the lid, and about 3-3/4" across the bottom
Transfer	A nice large transfer that is perfect with no flaws and has great color
Ground	Very white
Glaze	No crazing, very shiny glaze, and no glaze flaws seen
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None, except for a few tiny spots of shelf wear on the unglazed bottom foot where it sits on a surface. Very, very minor.
Use Marks	None. If it was ever used, it was well taken care of.
Other Comments	The lid condition is excellent with no dry and cracked varnish spots as is so common on older Portmeirion wooden lids. There are some darker wood grain lines which makes it interesting. It is a lid with rounded edges vs. the earlier type of lid with straight sides. If you would like a lid with straight sides, I can probably substitute with another very nice one. The rubber gasket still holds a great seal! A rare Wilmots Early Red Pomona canister that is hard to find in such nice condition!

The ID mark is a brown Pomona Goddess Of Fruit backstamp. Brown ID marks were used prior to 1985 when the color changed to salmon. On my monitor, the color below is more orange than in person.

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