I am happy to offer a rare smaller sized almost 4 inch wide Botanic Garden canister that is topped with a ceramic lid rather than the more usual wooden lid. It is in excellent clean condition without damage, few signs of use, if any, and No crazing!

The lid features a Cyclamen motif on the lid and the bottom carries the Heartsease or Viola Tricolor. It is hard to find a ceramic lidded canister in such nice condition!


Ceramic lids were produced in about 1980 for a limited amount of time. They have not been produced for at least 20 years and now difficult to come by.

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The Ivy Leaved Cyclamen flower was an original oatmeal bowl motif, introduced in 1972, moved to a B & B plate in 1985, and still remains in production today. There are two different insect and flower versions. The oldest has four flower heads and the newer has nine heads. It was based on an image in an 1840 book,La Flore des Dames by A. Jacquemart. This jar has the older design with 4 flower heads.

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The back of the jar has a colorful large yellow butterfly. Please scroll down near the bottom to see a photo.

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.

Size	About 3-7/8" across the top and almost 3-1/2" high
Transfer	All are perfect, bright, not faded and without flaw
Ground	Very white
Glaze	Nice shiny glaze with no crazing or other glaze flaw seen.
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None, except a VERY little bit of minor shelf wear on the unglazed bottom ring where it sits on a surface. Please see the photo below.
Use Marks	None, although it might have been used
Other Comments	The gasket is flexible and still holds a nice tight seal. A super example of a Botanic Garden ceramic lidded canister!

The ID mark is the second '1972 Susan Williams-Ellis' Trophy mark.

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