I am pleased to offer a Portmeirion Botanic Garden flour Sifter or sugar Shaker in the Barbados Cotton Flower or Gossypium Barbadense motif. The sifter shape has been retired for at least several years. The Cotton Flower motif
was retired in 1985.

Sifters can be used for flour, cinnamon sugar, shaking water and many other possible uses in your kitchen or bath.

This sifter is in super condition! Please see more photos and description below...

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The Cotton Flower was originally used in 1972 on oatmeal bowls, then on bread and butter plates in 1976, and finally retired in 1988. The motif was based on an antique 1830 botany book Flora Conspicua by Richard Morris and William Clarke.

The Cotton Flower has gone through several different insect arrangements over the years. Also, there are varieties with one, two, three, and four flower heads. This item has three Cotton Flower heads.

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This sifter does not come with a box, but from my files, the side of the box says:

AT TABLE
for sprinkling castor sugar on fruit or desserts. For sifting finely grated parmesan onto soups or pastas. For sprinkling cinnamon onto toast or buns.

IN THE KITCHEN
for spinkling salt into soups & stews to season, or over joints or poultry before roasting to give a crisp finish. Use for dredging flour when making bread pastry etc. Can be used to sift flour or corn flour into soups & stews for thickening. Ideal for sifting icing sugar or confectioners sugar over cakes, or as a special finish do this through a paper cut-out or doily to make a delicate pattern, this looks marvellous on a chocolate or coffee icing.

WHEN IRONING
makes an excellent water sprinkler for extra damping of cuffs collars or frills.

IN THE BATHROOM
a decorative sprinkler for talcum powder

MADE IN ENGLAND

Size	Approximately 6-1/2" high and 2-1/2" across at the bottom
Transfer	All are perfect and colorful without fading or flaws
Ground	Very white
Glaze	Perfect and shiny with no crazing or other glaze flaws seen
Chips/Cracks	None, except for a very common pin head sized factory flaw on the unglazed bottom foot where it sits on a surface. A factory flaw often seen on sifters.
Stains	None
Use Marks	None
Other Comments	An excellent example a unique 3 head Cotton Flower retired sugar shaker!

The bottom has an original Portmeirion plastic stopper in excellent condition with a tight fit.

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