Slightly Mixed Set of c. 1870s Hill's Alphabet and Animal Blocks (15) early american sampler and just right against the

and just right against the white of her veil and burgundy at her chest

terra cotta with a bit of a pinkish tone

with a chandelier hanging right over it

Crayon was used fairly sparingly in these

I can't find another of these out there

Slightly Mixed Set of c. 1870s Hill's Alphabet and Animal Blocks (15) early american sampler and just right against theI can never resist a beautiful old alphabet block, or 15 of them, these perhaps the most iconic of them all, made by the S. L. Hill Company, 2nd half 19th century. Seems this is a mixed set, with three showing a bit lighter red (I think these are the earliest ones), and I believe a complete large set would have contained 20 blocks in a slide top box (though I've also seen sets of 12). Two sides show red with black letters, two sides white with black