Elmer S. Hill, Haydenville MA, 1887 Christmas Eve Drawing retablo These sorts of gaming counters

These sorts of gaming counters were made by Chinese artisans in the 18th and early 19th centuries

15 3/8" long x 7 1/2" tall x 5 3/8"

It's a quintessential example of the work of Weston (1922-2015) and Brenda Andersen

I particularly love that the chimney serves as the coin drop

Elmer S. Hill, Haydenville MA, 1887 Christmas Eve Drawing retablo These sorts of gaming countersWay too early to think about Christmas I think, but it is starting to feel a bit cozy, and this is the last of the drawings I pulled from a wonderful notebook by Elmer S. Hill of Haydenville MA, so here is it. I really love that each of the four stockings hung by the fire is of a different size, and that the fire grate looks like a canoe, and I like that drawing of the chair best of all. Dated 1887 at upper right. I have found a definitive record of