"Wedding Chest, Alsace, France"
Wedding chest, , Alsace, France" Alsatian wedding chest , milieu XVIII siecles Very large wedding chest in polychrome pine with decoration Wedding chests appeared in Europe in the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century at a time when the roaming was the rule. The father of the bride later her fiancé offered her this piece of furniture at the same time as her dowry, so that she could store her trousseau and her most precious objects in it. These chests, or cassoni in Italy, are usually created in pairs in specialized workshops, and installed in the couple's bedroom Year 1822 Alsace, France 
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