c1860s Rare Marquetry Inlay Sailor's Box Ditty Box Sewing Box w Interior Tray payne Size: 6 1/2 - Fits

Size: 6 1/2 - Fits a wrist less than 6 1/2 inches around

The front of the handles are monogrammed with the initials C over TB

made up of roughly 90 carats of aquamarine

the Kaktus pattern)

Presented is an American antique vanity or dresser box in amber glass

c1860s Rare Marquetry Inlay Sailor's Box Ditty Box Sewing Box w Interior Tray payne Size: 6 1/2 - FitsPresented is a fantastic quality marquetry inlay sailor's box or ditty box, dating to the around the 1850s 1870s. This box would have been hand made by a sailor on board a ship, for holding daily essentials like shaving tools, sewing mending supplies, or tobacco, though with this quality and intricacy of decoration the box may have been intended as a gift, crafted over a long voyage for a loved one back home. The box's exterior features beautiful,