Beautiful Antique Wooden Spillikin / Spellican Set in Original Slide Top Box theorem painting In 1955 she and Foster

In 1955 she and Foster established their own pottery studio in Mahone Bay

and this pot

In addition to miniature animals

this is a piece that I think only  becomes richer and more affecting the more time one spends with it

Another beautiful MicMac Northeast Coast Native basket

Beautiful Antique Wooden Spillikin / Spellican Set in Original Slide Top Box theorem painting In 1955 she and FosterI only recently discovered Spillikins, also called Spellicans a predecessor to jack straws and pick up sticks, which from what I understand originated in China but became very popular as a parlor game in Victorian England. No wonder they are fantastic!!! And super fun to play!!! I've found sets in both wood and bone produced by a few different British makers in the late 19th century which came in a labeled box with printed instructions but these are