White on Black Double-sided, Hand-painted Scorekeeping Numbers - A Pair stone carved figure And what beautiful letters those

And what beautiful letters those are

The purpose of Viavi Capsules

and what won my heart

this was done in 1861

White on Black Double-sided, Hand-painted Scorekeeping Numbers - A Pair stone carved figure And what beautiful letters thoseI'm not entirely sure what game these were made to score, but I'm pretty certain scorekeeping that was their original purpose perhaps they tracked balls and strikes? In any case, I think the hand painted numbers are about as good as they could be, and perfect in this very painterly white against black. And how great this 1 and 11 I assume meant to represent 1 and 2, though, as they flag in the opposite direction, perhaps I am wrong and they stand for