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Hope chest
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A hope chest, also called dowry chest, cedar chest, trousseau chest, or glory box, is a piece of furniture once commonly used by unmarried young women to collect items, such as clothing and household
Intricate designs; typically the most decorated in the home during the prime time of the hope chest.
Intricate designs; typically the most decorated in the home during the prime time of the hope chest.
Girl inspecting her hope chest, by Poul Friis Nybo, c. 1900
Girl inspecting her hope chest, by Poul Friis Nybo, c. 1900
Renaissance hope chest (cassone) from Florence (15th century)
Renaissance hope chest (cassone) from Florence (15th century)
Italian – "Cassone" – Walters 6535
Italian – "Cassone" – Walters 6535
Dowry
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A dowry is a payment such as land, property, money, livestock, or a commercial asset that is paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
Hope chest
…undisturbed, but such a chest was an acceptable gift for a girl approaching a marriageable age. Contents of a 'hope chest' or 'glory box' included common dowry items such as clothing, table linens, towels, bed linens, quilts and occasionally dishware. The hope chest was often used for the firstborn girl of a…
Aussteuerschrank – a dowry cabinet, currently in a German museum in Hauenstein.
Aussteuerschrank – a dowry cabinet, currently in a German museum in Hauenstein.
Jadeite Cabbage – Jin received it as part of her dowry for her wedding to Guangxu, in 1889; originally displayed in Forbidden City (Beijing), it is no
Jadeite Cabbage – Jin received it as part of her dowry for her wedding to Guangxu, in 1889; originally displayed in Forbidden City (Beijing), it is now in National Palace Museum (Taipei City).
The dowry for the three virgins (Gentile da Fabriano, c. 1425, Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome), part of the Saint Nicholas legend.
The dowry for the three virgins (Gentile da Fabriano, c. 1425, Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome), part of the Saint Nicholas legend.
In an 1828 "Wife Wanted" advertisement in Cornwall, England, a man claiming a "great taste for building" pledges to apply a prospective wife's dowry-l
In an 1828 "Wife Wanted" advertisement in Cornwall, England, a man claiming a "great taste for building" pledges to apply a prospective wife's dowry-like £1,000+ to build property that will be "settled on her for life".