hope chest
Bride's storage box
A hope chest is a wooden chest or trunk where a young woman traditionally stored items—linens, dishes, quilts—in anticipation of marriage and setting up a household.
The practice has largely faded, but the term persists for any chest used to collect keepsakes or future household goods: Her grandmother's hope chest held hand-embroidered pillowcases.
Also called a cedar chest or trousseau chest.
Bride's gathered possessions
- dowryMarital property transfer
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- brideWoman getting married
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
linens · quilts · bedding · embroidery · lace · betrothal · fiancée · nuptials
Household fabric goods
- quiltsPadded fabric bedcovers
- blanketsFabric bed coverings
- pillowcasesFabric covers for bedding
- tableclothsFabric covering tables
sheets · towels · lace · embroidery · needlework · silverware · china · dishware
Item preserved for sentiment
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
family · treasure · memorabilia · sentimental · nostalgia · preservation · provenance · hand-me-down
Durable, fragrant conifer
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- dovetailJoin by interlocking parts
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
carpentry · cabinetmaker · hardwood · woodgrain · veneer · inlay · varnishing · staining
trousseau
Bride's gathered possessions
engagement · linens · quilts · bedding · embroidery · lace · betrothal · fiancée · nuptials · matrimony
linens
Household fabric goods
- quiltsPadded fabric bedcovers
- blanketsFabric bed coverings
- pillowcasesFabric covers for bedding
tablecloths · sheets · towels · lace · embroidery · needlework · silverware · china · dishware · handkerchiefs
keepsake
Item preserved for sentiment
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- antiqueOld valued collectible
vintage · family · treasure · memorabilia · sentimental · nostalgia · preservation · provenance · hand-me-down · heritage
cedar
Durable, fragrant conifer
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- dovetailJoin by interlocking parts
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
joinery · carpentry · cabinetmaker · hardwood · woodgrain · veneer · inlay · varnishing · staining · lacquer
- chestssteamer trunk, footlocker, trunk, coffer, blanket box
- furniturebed, beds, chair, chairs, table
- storagedrive, silos, bins, tanks, storehouse
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- boxesbox, cardboard box, wooden box, plastic box, metal box
- family traditionsfamily traditions, holiday dinner, family dinner, family reunions, bedtime story
hope chestcoffin
Burial container for remains
casket · burial urn · urn · cremation urn · memory box
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