I am pleased to offer a Portmeirion Birds Of Britain 13 inch oval platter featuring the Snipe bird. There is a green band around the edge which was discontinued many, many years ago. This platter has a rim while many Birds Of Britain platters do not have any rim.

The platter is in very nice shiny condition with some VERY minor signs use. As common on older Portmeirion there is overall very clean and hard to see crazing present. Please be sure to look below and see the complete description more photos...


The Birds Of Britain pattern illustrations were taken from the 'Natural History Of British Birds' by Edward Donovan which was printed in 1794.

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The bird is in its natural habitat sitting near its nest of eggs. It is one of the more rare motifs in the Birds Of Britain range.

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Size	About 13-1/4" by 9-1/2" across the top and 10" by 6-1/2" across the bottom The rim is approximately 3/4" wide
Transfer	The motif has nice bright colors and not faded at all.
Ground	Very white
Glaze	Nice shiny glaze overall with no flaws seen. There is overall crazing present that is so common on the older bird's dishes. It is very clean and hard to see.
Chips/Cracks	None
Stains	None
Use Marks	There are some shallow, narrow, short, and hard to see stacking marks like from another piece stacked on top. Very hard to see unless looking closely in a very bright light.
Other Comments	The bottom has full glaze applied. Some Portmeirion platters have an unglazed bottom for use in the oven. Because of the age of this item, it would not be advisable to use in the oven or microwave or subject it to any temperature extremes. Not often seen green band Birds Of Britain Snipe platter!

The bottom is fully glazed so should be used for serving only and not baking.

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It is fully marked on the bottom with the Donovan 1794 backstamp.

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