hope chest

hope chest is a chest.

Also recorded as dowry chest; cedar chest; trousseau chest; glory box; dowry box; bride's box.

Overview

Catalogue entries for furniture state timber, construction, later restoration and dimensions. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

traditionally, a box or chest (furniture) that women use to store dower items, including linens and baby clothes; may include items that do not fit in one box

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Hope chest”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q15655434: hope chest
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