Portmeirion Black Diamond 1.5 Pint Straight Sided Jug, 2BD04 - Portmeirion

Portmeirion Black Diamond 1.5 Pint Straight Sided Jug, 2BD04
Portmeirion

A Vintage Portmeirion Black Diamond 1.5 Pint Straight Sided Jug, Designed By Susan Williams-Ellis.

This fabulous jug is from the quite rare Black Diamond range of Portmeirion pottery from the 1960's.

There is age related crazing, several small nibbles on the spout and a couple of brown spots inside the jug. Please see the photographs. 

Approx Dimensions :-

4.25 in (10.5 cm) diam x 2.25 in (5.5 cm) tall

7 in (17.5 cm) spout to handle

Black Diamond - 1963

Evolved as a cheaper spin-off from the Gold Diamond range designed in 1961. The Black Diamond design was designed by Susan Williams-Ellis and produced in black and white as a graphic transfer pattern in 1963 as the hand painted Gold Diamond range was very costly, with both labour and metallic lustres. By designing a black and white version Susan hoped to increase manufacturing and selling costs, thus making it more affordable. This decision more than worked, giving the Gray's factory that Susan now owned, more orders than it could cope with. Both designs can be found with three styles of handle and early Gold Diamond coffee cans were produced using bone china blanks. Black Diamond was only worked on coffee ware and a few jug shapes and were unlikely to have been produced on dinnerware. Black Diamond was the first of the Portmeirion graphic patterns and typical of the early 1960's. Unfortunately, the Black Diamond was copied extensively and many poor but close immitations can be seen around and about. Originals are highly collectable in my opinion!




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