1819?
What happened in 1819? In 1819, Alexandrina Victoria was born, who later became crowned Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia, and for $5 million, Spain ceded Florida to the United States. Ah, and it is the year this box was made.
When looking at the pristine condition of this beautiful box, one can only imagine the care and prudence the many subsequent owners of this box must have exercised over its 200-year-old history. Imagine 200 years! That is about eight generations! With pieces this old, one realizes that one doesn't really own a piece of history, rather one is the temporary guardian of such an object.