Charming 1889 Wire-Hinged Wooden Box with Hand-sewn, Embroidered Piecework Decoration Chinese cloissonne And fringe on the tail

And fringe on the tail

and I am not sure of the age

Terrific aged condition and super sturdy

especially for being silver

Charming 1889 Wire-Hinged Wooden Box with Hand-sewn, Embroidered Piecework Decoration Chinese cloissonne And fringe on the tailHandwritten sideways in small, careful numbers on one interior wall of this box is the year 1889, almost like a secret. I think it's possible the wire hinged box itself is a little older than that, but would guess that's when the top of it was decorated with this silk and velvet and brocade piecework quilt of sorts, with embroidered stem of red flowers on dark blue wool at center. A few die cut decoupage elements on the slate gray painted sides, too,