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Portmeirion Pottery

Post by Pip on Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:41 pm

The pottery started in principle when Susan Williams-Ellis, daughter of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis (creator of the Portmeirion Village of 'The Prisoner' fame) and her husband Euan Cooper-Willis took over Gray's Pottery in 1960 and Kirkham's Pottery a year later – renamed and marketed as The Portmeirion Potteries Ltd in 1962. It was during this period of the 1960s that some of Susan Williams-Ellis’ most famous shapes and designs were created. Portmeirion are still in production today.

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Post by Pip on Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:42 pm

1961 - Talisman











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Post by Pip on Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:44 pm

1963 - Totem




















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Post by Pip on Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:45 pm

1964 - Tivoli




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Post by Pip on Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:46 pm

1965 - Greek Key




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Post by Pip on Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:48 pm

1966 - Magic City




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Portmeirion pattern id

Post by H is for Home on Sat May 10, 2008 3:05 pm

Very like 'Totem' but not exactly - any ideas? There's a stamp but it's very faint & completely illegible.

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Re: Portmeirion Pottery

Post by Fennek on Sat May 10, 2008 4:45 pm

I think it's the Cypher design...

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Post by H is for Home on Sat May 10, 2008 5:49 pm

thanx!

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Re: Portmeirion Pottery

Post by Pip on Sat May 10, 2008 6:22 pm

Fennek is right but a little more information for you - the 'Cypher' pattern was produced on the Serif shape and was designed in 1963.

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Re: Portmeirion Pottery

Post by Tigerchips Meowseum on Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:27 pm

'Gold Sun'



It's a storage jar! It doesn't seem to be a very common pattern and it reminds me of Piero Fornasetti. This is the first storage jar that i've seen like this, although i have seen a pair of Dolphin shakers almost in the same shape. Has anyone else had this pattern or this shape before?

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Re: Portmeirion Pottery

Post by skay on Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:54 pm



TC, that reminds me a bit of those large black horoscope mugs in the 70s - were they Portmeirion?

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Re: Portmeirion Pottery

Post by Tigerchips Meowseum on Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:15 am

skay wrote:

TC, that reminds me a bit of those large black horoscope mugs in the 70s - were they Portmeirion?

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Yes, Zodiac mugs...
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Re: Portmeirion Pottery

Post by skay on Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:23 am



Thanks TC.

Wow, that takes me back. I had some of those, I wonder what ever happened to them?

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