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

The canister is in nice condition with some areas of very clean crazing in the white ground, but little other signs of use! Even the bottom is quite clean. The varnish on the lid has no dry spots and little wear, if any. The sealing gasket no longer holds a tight seal. Please be sure to look below and see the full description and more photos...


The Orchid flower was one of the four original oatmeal motifs, introduced in 1972 and retired early in 1978, that did not have a Latin name printed next to the common name. The other three unnamed oatmeal motifs were retired in the same year. 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 in spots in the white area but no other flaw seen and has very 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	The varnish on the lid is in remarkable condition with no dry spots or cracks. It is the original straight sided wooden lid. 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 Orchid spice jar in very nice condition!

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

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