I am pleased to offer a Botanic Garden Orange Cactus 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 Orange Cactus was retired along with three other unnamed motifs way back in 1976.

The canister is in nice condition with overall very clean crazing but little other signs of use! Even the bottom is quite clean. The varnish on the lid is somewhat dryer than a new lid and the gasket no longer holds a tight seal. Please be sure to look below and see the full description and more photos...


The Orange Cactus flower was one of the four original oatmeal motifs, introduced in 1972 and retired early in 1978, that did not have a Latin name assigned nor is the common name ever printed on the item. There are three other unnamed oatmeal motifs that were retired long ago in the 1978. The design was inspired by an image in the 1840 botany book La Flore des Dames by A. Jacquemart.

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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	Very clean hard to see crazing is present overall but no other flaw seen and nice 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 a little wear and dry varnish on the original straight sided wooden lid as is so common on older BG canisters. The sealing gasket, however, is a loose and dry and should be replaced. Replacement gaskets should be available if you email Portmeirion Pottery. An original Orange Cactus spice jar in remarkably excellent condition!

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

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