Portmeirion Pomona Butter Dish, The Biggarreux Cherry, POM113
Portmeirion Pottery

Pomona Rectangular Covered Butter Dish – Designed by Susan Williams-Ellis

The Design

Own a piece of British design history. This Pomona covered butter dish features the artwork of Susan Williams-Ellis, and has become a design classic. Pomona was first launched in 1982. 

Product Details

• Brand: Portmeirion

• Designer: Susan Williams-Ellis

• Pattern:  The Biggarreux Cherry - Base,  Willmots Early Red - Cover

• Dimensions: Approximately Base:- 7.25 in / 18.5 cm x 4.5 in / 11.5 cm   Cover:- 6.25 in / 16 cm x 3.25 in / 8.5 cm

• Backstamp: Pomona Orange.

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

Condition Report

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

• Imperfections: A minor overglazed production mark.

• Wear: None.

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

Pomona

In the 1980's, Susan Williams-Ellis decided that a new shape of pottery was needed to add to the existing ranges, and something that was a little more curvier than the cylindrical forms that she had been using since the 1960's. Her inspiration for this new shape came from a visit to an Ibizan museum, laying eyes on a second century Carthaginian cup and combining this with a poppy seed head. After working her magic, the Romantic shape was born. Having been collecting old colour illustrations of fruit for several years as a possible follow-on design from Botanic Garden, Susan decided fruit would be perfect for this new Romantic shape. In 1982 Pomona, (so named as Pomona was the Goddess of Fruit), was launched to great acclaim and for many years was second only to the best selling Botanic Garden pattern.
The range of beautifully illustrated fruit depicted includes apples, plums, cherries, grapes, apricots, gooseberries and redcurrants.