Walter Addison Mid-Century Pottery Trivet: Squares in Squares basketry flask the best known of the

the best known of the nineteenth-century penmanship instructors

with a plate of glass covering the cross-stitch

though it would also be great with no plant at all

so I scoop them up whenever I find them--and part of the beauty of these is that the more one has

The linen backing and needlework itself has held up extremely well and appears almost completely intact

Walter Addison Mid-Century Pottery Trivet: Squares in Squares basketry flask the best known of theI haven't found much on the Walter Addison who made this trivet, except for an auction record for a beautiful ceramic lamp from a Rhode Island estate sold at auction that noted his dates as 1914 1982. I found this and one other, listed separately, together in Connecticut, attributed to him by the seller (the backs are signed simple Addison) and just thought they were lovely. Definitely mid century, with satisfying matte glaze. I love this one for