cassonen.
/kaˈsəʊneɪ//kəˈsəʊneɪ/ A large Italian coffer, esp. one made to hold the trousseau of a bride, often elaborately carved and decorated. Also attributive.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > chest > for bride's clothes, etc.
bridewain1873
wedding-chest1874
cassone1882
wedding-coffer1904
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [noun] > goods contributed by wife > container for
wedding-chest1874
cassone1882
wedding-coffer1904
hope chest1911
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [noun] > trousseau > container for
bottom drawer1835
cassone1882
1882 J. W. Mollett Illustr. Dict. Art & Archæol. Cassone, an Italian chest, richly carved and gilt, and often decorated with paintings, which frequently held the trousseau of a bride.
1886 Athenæum 22 May 687/2 The first and second [pictures] are decorative panels from cassoni, and represent scenes at tournaments.
1904 Studio Sept. 303/2 The collecting of wedding-coffers, or ‘cassones’ as they are sometimes called.
1922 19th Cent. May 803 The fourteenth century round-backed chair and the cassone attributed to Ammannati, which are shown in the same room.
1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Apr. 285/2 The cassone panels representing Satyrs hunting.
1948 E. Pound Pisan Cantos lxxvi. 40 And the gilded cassoni.
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