Rare, Wonderfully Graphic, and Fun 1884 Anderson Whist and Game Counter wedgwood Larger ship: paper size is

Larger ship: paper size is 9 x 7 1/2"

The underside is signed AD

) I love the range of silks incorporated into this one (47 different brands by my count) delivering a spectrum of color

with terrific yellow button eyes popping against the green paint

Rare, Wonderfully Graphic, and Fun 1884 Anderson Whist and Game Counter wedgwood Larger ship: paper size isI really love this thing, an unusually elaborate whist and "game" (I am really not sure what specific games) counter, patented by "Anderson" (I have found nothing definitive about) in 1884. (Whist itself is a trick taking game, which I've happily learned takes its name from the 17th c. word whist (or wist), meaning quiet, silent, attentive, and the root of the modern wistful.) I love it as an object, and a mechanical one, with GAME in black caps