Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
skrzynia posagowa
English translation:
a cassone (marriage chest / coffer)
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Aye
Jan 29, 2005 15:26
19 yrs ago
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Polish term
skrzynia posagowa
Polish to English
Other
History
XVII w.
skrzynia posagowa z 1617r
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | trousseau coffer |
Barbara Gadomska
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| 4 | dowry chest |
bartek
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Proposed translations
30 mins
Barbara Gadomska
Native in Polish
Specializes in field
History, from art to politics
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, English, and 1 more.
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trousseau coffer
W podanym niżej linku (jest to artykuł sprzed stu lat) jest mowa także o dower-chest, marriage coffer, marriage cassone i in. - to całkiem ciekawy artykul, przeczytałam przy okazji z przyjemnością
Furniture - The Chest Or Coffer
... The coffer presented to the bride, and conveyed with great ceremony to her new home,
became a feature in household economy at an early date. The trousseau and ...
www.oldandsold.com/articles17/furniture-93.shtml - 23k
Furniture - The Chest Or Coffer
... The coffer presented to the bride, and conveyed with great ceremony to her new home,
became a feature in household economy at an early date. The trousseau and ...
www.oldandsold.com/articles17/furniture-93.shtml - 23k
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dziękuję.Swoj± drog±, bardzo ciekawy artykuł."
4 mins
dowry chest
. The parents or fiance of the future bride constructed the dowry chest well in
advance, usually when the girl was ten years old. ...
www.xroads.virginia.edu/~ma02/index/Dowrychests/dowry2.html
advance, usually when the girl was ten years old. ...
www.xroads.virginia.edu/~ma02/index/Dowrychests/dowry2.html
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