I am happy to present an vintage Botanic Garden rectangle shape tablemat featuring a single Blue Passion Flower or Passiflora Caerulea motif. This placemat has a shiny surface (melamine?) and a cork back.

This tablemat has a Botanic Garden Variations style border that shows a alternating Forget-Me-Not and Rhododendron.


The Passion Flower was an original 1972 dinner plate motif and retired recently in 2003. The long lived design was based on a William Clarke illustration in the 1835 antique botany book Moral of Flowers by Mrs. Hey.


From some old Portmeirion literature, here are use and care instructions:

PORTMEIRION PLACEMATS
Coated with a hard wearing Finish. Resistant to normal household stains and withstands temperatures up to the boiling point of water. Not suitable for use as chopping boards. Clean with a damp sponge and dry with a soft cloth. Do not immerse in water, or put in dish washing machines.

Size	About 11-3/8" by 8-3/8"
Front / Back	Perfect condition, very clean and shiny face, with no flaws noted. The cork back is in like new condition.
Face Background	Very white
Stains	None
Use Marks	There are no scratches or marks at all

The tablemats were made in New Zealand.

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The lower left corner has a shadow from photo lighting. In person, the cork backing is a consistent color.

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