Chest - Revision history

KarenLarsdatter: Added external links

2007-09-09T01:33:59Z

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	A '''chest''' is essentially a box (most frequently made of [[wood]]) that has a removable or hinged lid. Chests are primarily used for storage and for the safety of the contents may possess a lock, have a padlock attached or be chained up. Many chests have [[metal]] banding to strengthen them, some are decorated with carvings, decorative nails, or shapes or embossing on the [[leather]] coverings that some chests displayed.		A '''chest''' is essentially a box (most frequently made of [[wood]]) that has a removable or hinged lid. Chests are primarily used for storage and for the safety of the contents may possess a lock, have a padlock attached or be chained up. Many chests have [[metal]] banding to strengthen them, some are decorated with carvings, decorative nails, or shapes or embossing on the [[leather]] coverings that some chests displayed. Chests were used by all levels of society.

	Chests were used by all levels of society. One chest that rests in an [[England\|English]] [[church]] has a curious history. On one day a year women could attempt to throw open the heavy lid in one go, and if successful were granted the right to take the husband of another woman.

	A ''casket'' is similar, but smaller often very highly decorated including having carved [[ivory]] panels. Caskets were used to hold smaller items usually of value.		A ''casket'' is similar, but smaller often very highly decorated including having carved [[ivory]] panels. Caskets were used to hold smaller items usually of value.
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			== External Links ==
			* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=207 Atlantian A&S Links: Boxes, Caskets, Chests, & Coffers]
			* [http://www.larsdatter.com/chests.htm Medieval & Renaissance Chests and Trunks]

	[[category:furniture]][[category:artefact (medieval)]]		[[category:furniture]][[category:artefact (medieval)]]

Sabine: external links

2006-10-26T23:09:41Z

external links

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	==Chests and caskets of note==		==Chests and caskets of note==
	*Bamberg casket		*Bamberg casket
			*[http://www.historiska.se/collections/treasures/viking/verktyg-e.html Mastermyr chest]
	*Mastermyr chest
	*Oseberg chest		*Oseberg chest
			*[http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/casket.shtml Carved Ivory Caskets and Reliquaries of Early Northern Europe]

User 144: categorising

2006-05-28T11:21:47Z

categorising

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	[[category:furniture]]		[[category:furniture]][[category:artefact (medieval)]]

User 144 at 01:43, 4 February 2006

2006-02-04T01:43:18Z

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	A '''chest''' is essentially a box (most frequently made of [[wood]]) that has a removable or hinged. Chests are primarily used for storage and for the safety of the contents may possess a lock, have a padlock attached or be chained up. Many chests have [[metal]] banding to strengthen them, some are decorated with carvings, decorative nails, or shapes or embossing on the [[leather]] coverings that some chests displayed.		A '''chest''' is essentially a box (most frequently made of [[wood]]) that has a removable or hinged lid. Chests are primarily used for storage and for the safety of the contents may possess a lock, have a padlock attached or be chained up. Many chests have [[metal]] banding to strengthen them, some are decorated with carvings, decorative nails, or shapes or embossing on the [[leather]] coverings that some chests displayed.

			Chests were used by all levels of society. One chest that rests in an [[England\|English]] [[church]] has a curious history. On one day a year women could attempt to throw open the heavy lid in one go, and if successful were granted the right to take the husband of another woman.

			A ''casket'' is similar, but smaller often very highly decorated including having carved [[ivory]] panels. Caskets were used to hold smaller items usually of value.

			==Chests and caskets of note==
			*Bamberg casket
			*Mastermyr chest
			*Oseberg chest


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User 144 at 01:37, 4 February 2006

2006-02-04T01:37:08Z

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User 144: wanted article

2006-02-04T01:36:38Z

wanted article

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A '''chest''' is essentially a box (most frequently made of [[wood]]) that has a removable or hinged. Chests are primarily used for storage and for the safety of the contents may possess a lock, have a padlock attached or be chained up. Many chests have [[metal]] banding to strengthen them, some are decorated with carvings, decorative nails, or shapes or embossing on the [[leather]] coverings that some chests displayed.

See also:
*[[furniture]]