I am pleased to offer an excellent Botanic Garden Barbadoes Aloe or Aloe Bread and Butter plate. The Aloe was an original 1972 motif and retired very early in 1976.

This plate is in very nice condition with some very clean crazing and few, if any, signs of use and shiny glaze. It carries the original form of script writing vs. block writing on newer plates.

(Please excuse any white areas in the green Laurel border that are only glare from photo lighting.
The laurel is complete and perfect in person.)

The Aloe was one of the first Botanic Garden motifs discontinued and has not been produced in many years. It was an original bread and butter plate motif, introduced in 1972 and retired in 1976. It was inspired by image in a 1824 book,The Universal Herbal by Thomas Green.

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Size	7-1/4" across
Transfer	Very bright and colorful with no flaws
Ground	Very white
Glaze	Excellent shiny glaze overall. There is some VERY clean crazing present especially on the wall and back. It is very hard to see and found on most of the 1970's vintage Botanic Garden.
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None
Use Marks	None, except for two or three very short stacking marks in the white background from another plate rubbing on top. Very minor and mentioned to make a complete description.
Other Comments	Very nice original Aloe Bread and Butter plate and in such nice condition!

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