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What is a dower chest?
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A dower chest — also called a dowry chest or hope chest — is a Pennsylvania Dutch chest, a piece of furniture traditionally used by young women to store items in anticipation of married life. Find a collection of antique and vintage dowry chests on 1stDibs.
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19th Century Swedish Marriage/Dowry Chest
Located in Staffordshire, GB
1850
19th century Swedish marriage/dowry chest with original hand painted decoration, hardware
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
$2,414 Sale Price
20% Off
Zanzibar 19th Century Dowry Chest
Located in Nantwich, GB
design on the front, sides and top. Dowry chests have a well documented history as icons of the Eastern
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Zanzibari Other Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Zanzibar 19th Century Dowry Chest
Located in Nantwich, GB
design on the front, sides and top. Dowry chests have a well documented history as icons of the Eastern
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Zanzibari Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$2,604 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th century Indian softwood and iron-mounted dowry chest
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
A late 19th Century Dowry Chest,
Softwood
India, Ca.1890
A late 19th century Indian softwood and
Category
Antique 1890s Indian Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Softwood
$1,753 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Gustavian Dowry Chest with Exceptional Interior Painting, Dated 1782
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Swedish Gustavian dowry chest with original paint on the interior and exterior. The
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Original Painted Dowry Chest Trunk or Luggage, Dated 1840
Located in Manhasset, NY
A dated, signed, inscribed 1840 incredibly detailed original painted dowry chest or trunk with
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