Antique Hand-painted Bone Jackstraws in Original Box remedy recipes The caption here tells us

The caption here tells us its a Colonial era parlor scene

No stand but it sits very happily and stably (does not roll of wobble) without one

but would guess 18th c

I really love the dynamic and contrasts between these two--the elder certainly having witnessed quite a progression of technology from telegraph to telephone

Antique Hand-painted Bone Jackstraws in Original Box remedy recipes The caption here tells usI've found it difficult to determine exactly when and where the term Jackstraws was used to refer to these vs. spillikins I've had a few sets very very similar to these, with the only difference being the name printed on the box. I think quite possible these were made in England for an American audience, where Jackstraws seems to have been the more common name. Whatever the case, a lovely set, near complete I think, with some hand colored birds and