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

which redirects air from the hole in the mouthpiece

or flat on a table with its nose pointing up

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

It seems maybe a mix of paint and crayon and varnish and I'm not sure what all

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