Vintage Portmeirion Pomona Storage Jar – L'Imperatrice Plum

There is a distinct, reassuring domesticity to Susan Williams-Ellis’s work for Portmeirion, particularly when she decided to adorn kitchen storage with botanical illustrations that look as though they were lifted directly from an obsessive 19th-century pomology text. This cylindrical canister features the L'Imperatrice Plum motif—a pair of deeply saturated, royal blue plums looking terribly serious on their leafy branch.

It is a remarkably stout piece of pottery, topped with its original turned wooden lid and rubber airtight seal. Perfect for protecting your coffee beans, flour, or perhaps hidden confectionery from the casual kitchen scavenger. It carries that heavy, solid presence common to classic British tableware that refuses to slide around the counter when you are trying to open it.

Condition:
Extremely clean with vivid graphic transfer transfer printing and gloss glaze intact. The wooden lid shows its authentic, honest grain wear and light surface variation from decades of being handles by real human hands, saving you the absolute misery of keeping it pristine. The airtight seal remains remarkably flexible and functional. Free from chips, cracks, or crazing.

Dimensions:
• Height: 18.5 cm (approx. 7.25 inches to top of lid)
• Base Diameter: 11.5 cm
• Weight: 840 g