{"product_id":"portmeirion-pomona-limperatice-plum-flan-tart-dish","title":"Baking Dish: Portmeirion Pomona L'Imperatice Plum Flan Tart Dish","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeautiful vintage flan tart dish, classic British ceramic heritage with rich botanical illustration, and country cottage elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMasterfully manufactured in Stoke-on-Trent, England, by Portmeirion Pottery, this heavy-gauge earthenware dish belongs to their iconic \"Pomona\" collection designed by Susan Williams-Ellis. The interior basin features a detailed botanical study of the \"L'Imperatice Plum\" showing rich violet-purple fruit and variegated green leaves, framed by heavy, architectural fluted walls. Completely functional as a premium baking vessel or a striking display piece, this large-scale vintage archive item adds an immediate layer of organic warmth and luxury to an open country shelf vignette or kitchen island layout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Portmeirion Heritage: Authentically produced in Staffordshire, England, by Portmeirion Pottery. Launched in 1982, the Pomona collection was named after the Roman goddess of fruit and features classic 18th-century style botanical book illustrations reimagined for premium domestic tableware. The base features the clear green factory stamp reading: \"Portmeirion Pottery Stoke on Trent - Made in England\" surrounded by their characteristic concentric ribbed throwing lines. Form-engineered with a thick-walled, scalloped perimeter edge that creates a perfect fluted pastry crust during baking, while providing excellent structural thermal retention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Intended Use: Premium residential fruit tart baking, savoury quiche hosting, or dessert presentation. Alternate Suggested Use: A spectacular texturized staging prop system for culinary lifestyle photography, an elegant tabletop fruit display dish, or a beautiful feature piece on an open kitchen shelf vignette.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shift2ThriftVintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47196106096838,"sku":"Listing 028-September-2026","price":945.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/2163\/2198\/files\/Listing028-September-2026-PortmeirionPomonaL_ImperaticePlumFlanTartDish_1.jpg?v=1789360040","url":"https:\/\/shift2thriftvintage.co.za\/products\/portmeirion-pomona-limperatice-plum-flan-tart-dish","provider":"Shift2ThriftVintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}