I am happy to present a retired and unusual Botanic Garden dinner bell with green stripe accents on the top of the bell base and handle.

This bell features the Heartsease or Viola Tricolor flower. It is unusual to see a dinner bell in the Heartsease motif. The bell is in like new condition with no signs of use or wear. The 'clanger' makes a nice clear ringing sound

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The Heartsease flower is an original 1972 coffee cup motif and remains in production today. It was based on an illustration by William Clarke in Mrs. Hey's botany book,Moral of Flowers.

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Size	About 4" high and almost 2-3/4" across the bottom
Transfer	Perfect
Ground	Very white
Glaze	Perfect and shiny, no crazing or other glaze flaw noted
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None
Use Marks	None
Other Comments	The green trim is perfect with no rubs or missing paint. The clanger is present and makes a nice ringing sound.

The inside is marked with a small Crest ID backstamp. The bell was likely made in the late 1980's to middle 1990's in England.

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