Rare Blue Portmeirion Jar with Cork Lid
This storage jar was created by the famous British company Portmeirion of Stoke England.
The Totem collection was designed by Susan Williams Ellis, in the mid-1960's, all sorts of ceramics were created using this design, in three different colours. This particular midnight blue was considered the rarest of her colour choices, making this collection a collector’s item.
The stopper is made from cork, which does show some signs of age and use, but the jar is in great condition.
Dimensions: 160mm (H) with cork x 80mm (W)
The Portmeirion Story
Susan Williams-Ellis (1918-2007) loved pottery. So when her father, architect and creator of Portmeirion Village in North Wales, invited her to create some ceramic gifts for his architectural shop at Portmeirion Village, the story began. This ignited Susan and her husband Euan’s flair for business, which would see them later launch Portmeirion pottery.
According to the Portmeirion website, “In 1960 Susan and Euan purchased A. E. Gray Ltd., a small pottery decorating company based in Stoke-on-Trent. This was followed by the purchase of a second pottery company, Kirkhams Ltd., which had the capacity to not only decorate the pottery but also make it. These two businesses were combined and Portmeirion potteries was born. In fact, Portmeirion potteries continues to manufacture Susan's designs as well as others in the same factory in Stoke-on-Trent to this very day.”
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