Portmeirion Pottery White Chicken Size 5 Egg Store, H37
Portmeirion

A satin white vintage Portmeirion Hen casserole dish/egg store in the oven-to-tableware range, by Susan Williams-Ellis.

This adorable chicken egg store is the extremely rare tiny no5 size. Just big enough to hold one egg.

This is the exact chicken we loaned to the Victoria and Albert Museum for the Portmeirion Pottery Trendsetter exhibition in 2018 - 2019. Now is your chance to purchase this fantastic little hen for your collection. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity.

Approx Dimensions:-

Base

4.25 in (11 cm) x 3.5 in (9 cm) x 1.25 in (3 cm)

Hen

4 in (10 cm) beak to tail x 2.75 in (7 cm)

Portmeirion Chickens

Portmeirion chickens are instantly recognisable by the little chicks under the wings.

Starting in 1963, by 1968 Portmeirion had five sizes of chicken from the largest size 1 down to the smallest size 5. By the 1970's the chickens were available in matt and gloss white, green, blue and brown. The sizes were reduced to 1, 2 and 3.

Blue and green were withdrawn in 1973 and Numbers 3 and 2 sizes were withdrawn in 1983, leaving the white number 1 chicken alone until it was retired in 1994

Truly a collecting classic.