trinket dish

Small decorative bowl

A trinket dish is a small decorative bowl or shallow dish used to hold small personal items—rings, earrings, keys, coins, or other odds and ends that might otherwise get lost.

Typically placed on a dresser, nightstand, or entryway table: She dropped her earrings into the trinket dish by the bed.

Also called a catch-all dish or ring dish.

Related

bobby pins · porcelain · ceramic · ring · earrings · vanity · vanity tray · dresser · keepsake · dainty · delicate · gilded · coins · keys · bedside · bedside table · treasures · bowl

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containment style

trinket dishjewelry box

Container for personal ornaments

lockbox · safe · strongbox · treasure chest · jewelry case

scale and capacity

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Lidded container for possessions

steamer trunk · hope chest · wardrobe · cargo container · treasure chest

formality and value

trinket dishsafe deposit box

Rented secure bank compartment

vault · treasure chest · jewel case · reliquary · strongroom

Family

trinket, dish, trinkets, dishes, dished, dishing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G