Portmeirion Pottery

Spotted this chamber pot last week.

Early Portmeirion coffeepot, decorated with transfer printed ships and compass.
Difficult to see in the photos but it does have a black lid.
Unmarked on the base. Spotted another on google, also unmarked on the base.

Oranges and Lemons pattern

Summer Strawberries pattern designed by Angharad Menna, 1980

NaomiM wrote:Summer Strawberries pattern designed by Angharad Menna, 1980

I've got loads of that stuff Naomi - a whole dinner service + cups, mugs etc etc. I hardly use it anymore which is a bit of a shame - comes in very handy at Christmas though!!!

There's only one film quote that comes to mind; from When Harry met Sally - "I'll have what she's having!". Magic Garden Susan, really maaaaagggiiiiiccccc........................

I wonder what compost she was using?

I've looked all over eBay and the net to try to date these portmeirion jars which are in the Welsh Language, but to no avail. Can you please help. Sorry about the photos. They're photos of photos on my phone.

The Portmeirion book says;

"1978-82 All on seconds items decorated in Wales"

Thank you,

I often skip over Totem at the boot sale these days probably because I've seen and bought  a fair amount in the past, but this caught my attention because of the depth and crisp detail of the 'totems'. Got me to wondering about the wear on the moulds and how later examples would have necessarily been more diffuse. It really is a feast for the fingertips

Puzzling why the Portmeirion page is so sparse. So thought I'd add this recent find. It's apparently a Kirham pottery plate but with the Portmeirion stamp, something they did after purchasing the pottery in 1961 and continued to produce designs for Kirham's existing customers. It just looked totally unlike Portmeirion. But thought it would be useful to add here for anyone coming across one of them and is scratching their head!

Cheers. I recently saw a condiment or jam pot with a green lid in this pattern but unmarked