Charming 1889 Wire-Hinged Wooden Box with Hand-sewn, Embroidered Piecework Decoration Scandinavian drawn on both sides and

drawn on both sides and operating smoothly

On the left side of the paper two "Fold" notes mark the spots by which this drawing folds up to show this cast of characters pre-blackout (still a bit risqué

The print at bottom on the front reads No

This small but chock-full watercolor/drawing sketchbook is French

Charming 1889 Wire-Hinged Wooden Box with Hand-sewn, Embroidered Piecework Decoration Scandinavian drawn on both sides andHandwritten 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,