I am pleased to offer a Botanic Garden Barbados Cotton Flower or Gossypium Barbadense three inch high spice jar with a wooden lid. This motif is one of the six original oatmeal bowl flowers and is the original motif design. The jar has a green number 4 near the flower which indicates the piece was made in the late 1970's when Portmeirion used a numbering system on BG motifs. The Cotton Flower was later used on bread and butter plates and retired in 1988.

The canister is in very nice condition with just one or two short, hard to see, and very clean crazing but little other signs of use! Even the bottom is quite clean and has excellent varnish on the lid. Please be sure to look below and see the full description and more photos...


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 is the original version and has one flower bud.

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During the late 1970's and early 1980's, Portmeirion used a numbering system on Botanic Garden motifs. This item has a green number 4 near the bottom of the flower.

Size	A little over 3" high without the lid and 2-3/8" across the bottom
Transfer	Excellent bright colors with no flaws seen
Ground	Very white
Glaze	One or two lines of very clean hard to see crazing is present in the white area. I do not see any other glaze flaws and the jar has excellent shine.
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None, except a very, very slight amount of shelf wear on the unglazed bottom ring where it sits on a surface. Mentioned only to make a completely accurate description. Please see the photo below.
Use Marks	None, no scrapes or stains. Just the crazing as mentioned above.
Other Comments	There is no wear on the original straight sided wooden lid as is so common on older BG canister lids and the varnish is not dried or cracked. The sealing gasket, however, is a little loose and dry. Replacement gaskets should be available if you email Portmeirion Pottery. An original Cotton Flower, with a green number, spice jar in very nice condition!

The bottom carries A 1st Trophy ID 'Copyright Design' ID mark on the bottom.

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