blanket chest

Quilt storage box

A blanket chest is a large storage chest, typically made of wood, used for storing blankets, linens, and textiles.

Also called a hope chest or cedar chest, it traditionally sits at the foot of a bed or along a wall.

Young women historically filled them with household goods in anticipation of marriage: She kept her grandmother's quilts in the blanket chest.

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storage trunk · trunk · dowry · quilt · keepsake · family heirloom · heirloom · wooden · lid · handmade · attic · wedding · wedding gift · bridal shower · grandmother · bedding · mothballs · carved

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Opposites
furniture storage type

blanket chestdresser

Bedroom storage furniture

chest of drawers · highboy · tallboy · bureau · wardrobe

storage accessibility

blanket chestopen shelving

Unenclosed horizontal storage surfaces

display cabinet · bookshelf · curio cabinet · hutch · coat rack

Family

blanket, chest, blank, blankets, blanketed, blanketing, chests, chested

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G