Pretty Polly!
It's the silly season here in the UK and so I couldn't resist showing the picture below.
Alluding to the famous "Dead parrot" sketch, a giant 'deceased' parrot was unveiled on London's South Bank to mark the broadcast of the final live Monty Python show.
![](Images/monty-python-dead-parrot-london-776x411.jpg)
There is of course a Carlton Ware link.
![Carlton Ware PARROT 3016 vases shape 217.](Images/best-ware/parrot-montage-776.jpg)
![Carlton Ware PARROT humidor and baluster vase.](Images/best-ware/parrot-montage-3-776x583.jpg)
![Carlton Ware PARROT borders](Images/best-ware/parrot-borders-montage-1-500x273.jpg)
In total, 27 variants of PARROT were listed in pattern records. The first, 3016, as shown above with the green ground, I estimate was introduced in 1925. The strong and bright colours used on many of these variants were adventurous for the time. Their vibrancy is not lost on us today. ❑
Harvey Pettit © 2014