Eight Sided 19th Century Treen Teetotem tempera painting which make for a nice

which make for a nice grip

the caption is simply Vologne (in those beautiful block letters) and the title of the opera is handwritten at upper left

or fantasy baseball before there was such a thing

I've had a few mid 19th century papered boxes of this sort

Eight Sided 19th Century Treen Teetotem tempera painting which make for a niceI've had a couple of these carved of bone, but this is the first treen (hardwood) example I've found, British I presume, and I believe earlier than later 1800s. My photos aren't great, but it a lovely thing, with black inked numbers in each side, written in just the same manner as on early 19th century bone ones, so I do believe of that age. Used in the 18th and 19th century for games including "Put and Take," and often as substitutes for dice