SOLD Super Rare c. 1860s S.L Hills Double Sided "City Hall" Building Blocks carving by rita First two images were shot

First two images were shot in slightly different lighting conditions

The Coushatta are a matrilineal society native to Southwest Louisiana and are renowned for their wonderful baskets made of coiled pine needles and raffia

with what looks to be a little staining along the bottom edge of the photo

this jug would make a great vase

SOLD Super Rare c. 1860s S.L Hills Double Sided "City Hall" Building Blocks carving by rita First two images were shotThe best known (and highly coveted) blocks by S. L. Hill (NYC) are alphabet blocks from the 2nd half of the 19th century, some flat and double sided; others cubes, and the most striking of them incorporating the same rich red as these. Founded in the 1850s, Hill was the first American manufacturer to produce blocks in mass quantity, and in the 1860s expanded to include building blocks among its offerings, which I believe is the decade when these were