{"product_id":"1960s-portmeirion-tall-storage-canister-with-dolphin-motif-original-cork-lid","title":"1960s Portmeirion Tall Storage Canister with Dolphin Motif \u0026 Original Cork Lid","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a harder-to-find early vintage tall storage canister - featuring the double confronted dolphins pattern. It was designed in the early 1960s for Portmeirion by \u003cspan\u003eSusan Williams-Ellis.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlank pots were initially used from earlier Grays or Kirkham Pottery stock and coloured - and the transfer designs applied. Susan Williams-Ellis and her husband bought Kirkham Pottery in 1961. \u003cspan\u003eIt was not until 1963 that Portmeirion launched its first fully designed products.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSusan Williams-Ellis trained at Chelsea Art School w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehere she was taught by Graham Sutherland and Henry Moore. She founded Portmeirion Potteries as a home for her own designs created for the gift shop at her father’s village, Portmeirion, in North Wales. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis pattern was first designed in 1958. Dolphin was the second line to be produced for the Portmeirion Gift Shop by Gray’s Pottery. The design features an architectural frame with a Dolphin on either side as heraldic supporters. It was engraved from Williams-Ellis’ original drawing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a rarer early white large size storage canister with the attractive confronted dolphin pattern on it, as annotated on the base. It is also dated on the base 11\/63. The cork stopper is nice and clean and is original to the pot. These pots were never designed with lids but with the stopper. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe jar is in good vintage condition and looks fabulous on display. Any white flashes on the body of the pot are not marks on the item - but are reflections as the glaze is quite shiny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: The height is 9 1\/2 (including cork) and 8 1\/4 in height without the cork. The diameter is 4 3\/4 inches. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePostage will be with Royal Mail Tracked (Small Parcel) service. This will be applied to your order at the checkout. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54912059965819,"sku":"25\/8\/2023 West Castle","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/1960s-portmeirion-tall-storage-canister-with-dolphin-motif-original-cork-lid-british-ceramics-851.webp?v=1793784125","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/1960s-portmeirion-tall-storage-canister-with-dolphin-motif-original-cork-lid","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}