I am happy to offer an excellent Eastern Hyacinth or Hyacinthus Orientalis 9 inch flan dish. This motif is part of the discontinued Botanic Garden Variations sub pattern.

This piece is in very clean condition with no signs of use or wear.


The Hyacinth motif was an original 1972 flower on salad plates and still remains in production today. There is also an Oriental Hyacinth listed in Portmeirion's Botanic Garden catalog and shows this motif as retired in 1985. As far as I can tell, they both have 'Eastern Hyacinth' as the common name and 'Hyacinthus Orientalis' as the latin name. In 1985 there was a color and insect arrangement change. The older version (called Oriental) has a more green while the newer (called Eastern) has a more blue flower. Both motifs are based on an image found in a 1824 botany book, The Universal Herbal by Thomas Green.

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Botanic Garden Variations pattern was introduced in 1990 and discontinued in 2000. All pieces feature an edge of Rhododendron and Forget-Me-Not and have a smaller version of the center BG motif.

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Size	About 9-1/2" across and about 1-1/2" high (outside dimensions)
Transfer	The transfers are all very bright and crisp with no fading or scratches
Ground	Very white
Glaze	No crazing, very shiny glaze, and no other glaze flaws seen The bottom is unglazed for use in the oven
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None
Use Marks	None, not even any stacking marks that are so common on older Portmeirion items
Other Comments	A rare and excellent shiny example of a Botanic Garden Variations baking item!

This dish is marked on the bottom with a green color Botanic Garden Variations ID mark. Green transfers were commonly used on Portmeirion bakeware items.

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