Willis Hutchinson 1883 Pair of Maps of Home Town + Note spotted This stoneware vase was hand

This stoneware vase was hand thrown then pressed on four sides to give it a faceted yet still very organic form

which I think just add to the ambiance

And so it makes perfect sense that he would also--perhaps in collaboration with Lilla--create photographs like these

4" tall x 3 1/2" wide x 1 3/4" deep and in good shape

10 1/4" x 11 1/8" x 5 3/8" tall

Willis Hutchinson 1883 Pair of Maps of Home Town + Note spotted This stoneware vase was handThis pair one a map of "the block," the other a note with map of town on the back indicating the location of "our house" should the recipient of the note want to come "surprise us" I found along with a small sketchbook by a Willis Hutchinson, dated 1883 84, filled with drawings of people and houses and animals and ships and all sorts of other little things. Based on the names of streets and their configuration here, I believe our Willis likely lived