This lovely vintage trivet will grace your table at home or at the beach with a clear lucite top embedded with a base of ground abalone shell and free form large pieces of abalone shell. The shells are pearly browns, gold and greens. The base of the trivet has 3 round feet. The bottom of the trivet has its original paper label that reads ” Trivet (Hot Plate). Handmade in California with Abalone shells taken by Divers from the Pacific Ocean. Betty’s Shells. Norco, Calif.”. The trivet measures 5 1/2 inches in diameter.