Portmeirion Botanic Garden Dinner Plate, Azalea, BG402
Portmeirion Pottery

Botanic Garden Dinner Plate – Designed by Susan Williams-Ellis

The Design

Own a piece of British design history. This Botanic Garden plate features the iconic artwork of Susan Williams-Ellis, the visionary founder of Portmeirion. Botanic Garden was first launched in 1972 and has since become a staple of curated, stylish homes worldwide. This specific Lily Flowered Azalea brings a touch of timeless elegance to any table setting.

Product Details

• Brand: Portmeirion

• Designer: Susan Williams-Ellis

• Pattern: Lily Flowered Azalea

• Dimensions: Approximately 10.5 in / 25cm diam

• Era: Modern 2000's

• Origin: Made in Stoke-on-Trent, England

Condition Report

At Purely Portmeirion, we pride ourselves on honest, expert curation. This vintage piece is in Good condition.

• Imperfections: This plate is a slight second as shown by the scratched backstamp. There is a minor bobble on the plate as shown in the last photograph.

• Wear: No obvious wear.

• Structural: No chips or cracks unless otherwise noted.(Please refer to our high-resolution photos for a detailed visual inspection.)

Botanic Garden

So impressed was Susan with the floral transfers made for her Mother's Day Plate in 1971, she decided to start collecting antique drawings and illustrations of plants, butterflies and insects with which she could decorate a new range of pottery. Susan called the design Botanic Garden and in 1972 produced it on a new shape of ware called Drum, which was based on the Meridian shape. The African Daisy was the first of many flowers to be incorporated into the range where different flower motifs appeared on each piece. Botanic Garden was, and now after over 40 years still is, one of the world's most successful pottery designs and forms half of Portmeirion's turnover. It really is a timeless and beautiful design. The now iconic, green leaf pattern that forms the border on the range, became part of Portmeirion's company logo and now appears on all of their products.