Walter Moorcroft Orchid on Dark Blue Ground tall narrow neck bottle vase Shape_Dainty and in 1599

and in  1599

Unlike its predecessors

1980s Approx 19cms (7 1/2") tall

to forestall panic and to prevent communication routes from being blocked by refugees

The series of eight models is characterized by meticulous detail

Walter Moorcroft Orchid on Dark Blue Ground tall narrow neck bottle vase Shape_Dainty and in 1599Walter Moorcroft Orchid on Dark Blue Ground tall narrow neck bottle vase The rich, iconic Moorcroft Blue background gives the delicate and colourful Orchid pattern a chance to shine and show the full palette of colours. The Orchid pattern was first drawn by William Moorcroft c. 1937 and developed by Walter from the mid 1940s [pg 142, Moorcroft Revised Edition 1897 1993, Atterbury] Walter Moorcroft initials to base and Impressed factory marks c. 1950's