Superb Antique English Cutlery Box, Fitted for Stationery, Writer's Chest, Georgian to Victorian Era cross and there are extra pieces

and there are extra pieces such as the several tatting shuttles in compartment

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either originally to hold matches and rolled paper "spills" which were tools used routinely to light fires

is that shown in this fabulous 1700s to earliest 1800s hand embroidered tapestry or sampler

Superb Antique English Cutlery Box, Fitted for Stationery, Writer's Chest, Georgian to Victorian Era cross and there are extra piecesTypically, when I see these, I know it will either be fitted within for cutlery (flatware and knives) which is the tradition in this upright serpentine fronted chest. But some have been refitted over the centuries to other uses. My favorite being this: slotted sections for your writing paper, notes, cards and envelopes for correspondence. A writer's chest now. And a gorgeous early one, at that. These date to Georgian era, are English in origin, (c.