Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch made in China Great vintage condition

Great vintage condition

I purchased three of these from a seller whose mother had gifted him many varieties of frogs and toads over the years

the dovetail box is missing the edge trim on one end of its sliding top

Pronounced striations

The perfect addition to a collection of wonderful old brushes--or just a lovely object to set somewhere or hang on the wall

Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch made in China Great vintage conditionI don't really know the story of this wonderful, finely hand embroidered pouch, which I purchased at the estate sale of a gallerist and collector in Boston, who had some incredible South American textiles, including some ancient Chancay Peruvian woven pieces. I would guess it, too, is Peruvian, and certainly painstakingly done, with thousands of tiny cross stitches. I think it's quite possible that the embroidery is older than the pouch itself a