I am pleased to offer a Eastern Hyacinth or Hyacinthus Orientalis Botanic Garden wall tile. The Hyacinth is presently seen on salad plates and features the newest insect version with blue flowers.

It has never been used and is in perfect condition!


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.

Size	6 inches square
Transfer	Perfect and colorful without fading or flaws
Ground	Very white
Glaze	Very shiny with no crazing and no other glaze flaws seen
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None
Use Marks	None
Other Comments	A very nice and minty Portmeirion Botanic wall tile!

The back is pure white, unglazed, and embossed with 'H & R Johnson Tile' and 'Made In England'. There are also a few other marks that look like they might be cutting guides.