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BOTANIC GARDEN ORANGE CACTUS SPICE JAR - ORIGINAL VERSION
Long Ago Retired Original Oatmeal Bowl Flower - Nice, With Clean Crazing

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...

Portmeirion Botanic Garden Spice Jar Canister

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.

Portmeirion Botanic Garden Motif Close Up
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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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This canister is marked with a 1st Trophy 'Copyright Design' ID mark. It was used from 1972 to about 1978 in the Botanic Garden series. Please click to button to the right to learn more about this ID mark.
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