I am happy to present an vintage Botanic Garden rectangle shape tablemat featuring a large Christmas Rose or Helleborus Niger motif. The insect arrangements are different than on the dinner plate.. 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 Christmas Rose flower was introduced in 1984 and retired recently in 2004. The lovely design was based on an image in an antique botany book Medical Botany, Volume I by John Stevenson and James Mors Churchill.



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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