polka dots

This tea cosy was a present from my Aunt who visited from the UK recently.

TSC polka dots...
America’s love affair with the polka dot began, perhaps, in 1926, when Miss America was photographed in a polka dot swimsuit. Shortly after, in 1928, Disney introduced its cartoon darling Minnie Mouse wearing a red polka dot dress and matching bow...
www.thehairpin.com/2013/06/a-brief-history-of-polka-dots