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What is the point of a hope chest?
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Traditionally, the point of a hope chest was to help a woman prepare for married life. Women would place textiles and household items inside, so that she had a collection of belongings to take to her husband's home when she got married. Today, people still use hope chests to store blankets, pillows and other items. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage hope chests.
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Antique Wooden Dowry Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique circa 19th century wooden dowry chest from Sulawesi island. Typically used to store fabric
Category
Antique 19th Century Indonesian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$10,800
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
$2,364 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
$1,784 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
Monumental Antique Indian Dowry Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent antique metal-bound solid teak wood damchiya marriage dowry chest with hidden
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Rustic Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Indian Dowry Chest Cabinet Hindhu Antiques Brass
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A large dowry chest from the Indian sub continent.
In rosewood embellished with finely casted
Category
Antique 1840s Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
