Antique Inlay Wooden Handmade Jewelry Box/ Sailor’s Ditty Box  - With lock & Key. This wonderful box has a sarcophagus from top and heavy base molding. The interior is covered with purple velvet. The inside of the top has velvet with a mirror framed in with a fancy cording. Fancy trim lines the edges of the top and bottom. The box measures 13” x 10” x 7” tall. There is some damage on the left edge of the top but, otherwise is in good condition for its age. Ditty Boxes were often hand made by sailors and used to store their most treasured personal possessions such as photographs and items needed on a daily basis such as tobacco, razors, sewing kits, etc. while at sea. Please look carefully at the photos.