tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post1195963687276090136..comments2023-05-19T22:38:32.483+10:00Comments on eclectique: Cassone - Italian Renaissance Marriage Chestalaine@éclectiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367208674281749257noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-29442203506441325342009-10-02T08:31:22.837+10:002009-10-02T08:31:22.837+10:00Alaine - fascinating, as always.Alaine - fascinating, as always.Ruthie Reddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544345949078281235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-28739436117755426762009-09-26T07:04:13.952+10:002009-09-26T07:04:13.952+10:00Friko, aren't they lovely. Your coffer sounds...Friko, aren't they lovely. Your coffer sounds wonderful; oak inlaid with ebony and rosewood, hardly drab! Ah, to live amongst all that history over there! I'd be forever broke!alaine@éclectiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367208674281749257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-68282004212513435932009-09-26T06:55:44.800+10:002009-09-26T06:55:44.800+10:00Hello Veronica, thanks for visiting. I remember do...Hello Veronica, thanks for visiting. I remember doing just the same. Mum made all my lovely dresses and I'd sit beside her and watch her creating.alaine@éclectiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367208674281749257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-18670103869097772012009-09-26T06:45:21.873+10:002009-09-26T06:45:21.873+10:00Sylvia, thanks for visiting. You're the fourth...Sylvia, thanks for visiting. You're the fourth Aussie blogger I've spoken to in nine months! Nice to meet you and I will pay a visit to your Studio.alaine@éclectiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367208674281749257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-59032560417014332122009-09-26T06:36:35.829+10:002009-09-26T06:36:35.829+10:00Hello Tracy, I loved going through the Glory Box w...Hello Tracy, I loved going through the Glory Box with my Mum and still have the many cloths and doilies she crocheted.<br /><br />Ah the dust, I'm glad too. We've suffered two minor dust storms here and it gets over everything inside the house.alaine@éclectiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367208674281749257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-55846417441730716602009-09-26T01:42:25.690+10:002009-09-26T01:42:25.690+10:00what magnificent objects, breathtakingly beautiful...what magnificent objects, breathtakingly beautiful!<br />I am the proud owner of a 17th century oaken coffer; the only decorations are carvings in the wood, which are inlaid with thin strips of ebony and rosewood.<br />It does look pretty drab compared to your objects, though.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-77868296169541100782009-09-25T21:33:11.806+10:002009-09-25T21:33:11.806+10:00Hi Alaine. I visited for the first time, via Lyn&#...Hi Alaine. I visited for the first time, via Lyn's blog. Fancy connecting with NY to find a fellow Victorian's blog. Those dowry chests are beautiful pieces, so ornately decorated. Your mum's Glory Box is beautiful in its simplicity of design and clean lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-50852003512842341372009-09-25T20:06:14.659+10:002009-09-25T20:06:14.659+10:00Thats lovely. My Mum has a glory box too, 1960/70...Thats lovely. My Mum has a glory box too, 1960/70's design. She kept her fabric stash in it. It was always a great treat when I was young to be able to look inside and find a lovely piece of fabric for a new dress or skirt.Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829970006543468066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-77786584705199479282009-09-25T19:55:40.857+10:002009-09-25T19:55:40.857+10:00Glory Box...I've always liked the term much mo...Glory Box...I've always liked the term much more. Such dreams, wishes, and hopes such boxes held. These are such exquisite examples...more than just for storage and hopes! Sweet to see your mother's box, Alaine. Glad you were spared the dust storm. :o)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-43048313963526877752009-09-24T13:33:35.301+10:002009-09-24T13:33:35.301+10:00Hello Maggie, I think the top cassone would be my ...Hello Maggie, I think the top cassone would be my favourite. It appears to be very small. Good on you if you've got an old one! Doing the detective work is fun; I enjoy that too.<br /><br />Hoping not to get the great grand-daughter too soon, the eldest grandson is only 17!<br /><br />No, the dust storm missed us, thankfully, just touched the top of our state. The pictures were incredible. The cleanup will be enormous, that red dust clings to everything!alaine@éclectiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367208674281749257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-35708522527772531742009-09-24T13:27:35.416+10:002009-09-24T13:27:35.416+10:00Bonnie, I'd say Mum's is about 4ft6" ...Bonnie, I'd say Mum's is about 4ft6" long and yes, that's what I thought, a coffin, when I saw the domed lid cassone.alaine@éclectiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367208674281749257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-68263737189511654452009-09-24T13:25:30.133+10:002009-09-24T13:25:30.133+10:00Lyn, indeed, hopefully romance came later. Yes, M...Lyn, indeed, hopefully romance came later. Yes, Mum's chest is a treasure and it contains heirloom shawls, cloths, doilies and baby clothes.alaine@éclectiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367208674281749257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-31595771047196582009-09-24T13:22:10.146+10:002009-09-24T13:22:10.146+10:00Hi Steve, yes, that's another name for them, &...Hi Steve, yes, that's another name for them, 'hope chests'! No, we're way down South. It went through Canberra and up the coast. We had a similar red dust storm two years ago; it covered everything! And I had just washed my windows!alaine@éclectiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367208674281749257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-31833619780578874602009-09-24T12:43:12.225+10:002009-09-24T12:43:12.225+10:00Read the news this morning and see that Sydney is ...Read the news this morning and see that Sydney is having quite a dust storm...do hope you aren't affected. Worst in 70 years? Oh my.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749464659476217501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-41776723301223439792009-09-24T12:36:25.886+10:002009-09-24T12:36:25.886+10:00I have an antique box similar to the one on the to...I have an antique box similar to the one on the top of the post...it's not very big and certainly not as decorated. You've got me wondering if the box I have was used as a marriage chest. Very interesting. Think I'll have to do a little research!! Thanks, I love doing historical detective work! You've inspired me! Your Mothers Glory Box is beautiful as is. Hope you get the grand daughter soon!<br />Cheers,<br />karenkarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749464659476217501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-78019330138493076052009-09-24T11:36:33.020+10:002009-09-24T11:36:33.020+10:00My goodness - I have one that looks strikingly sim...My goodness - I have one that looks strikingly similar to the walnut cassoni - it has metal key and all - except the legs are not as ornate. It was my mother-in-laws "hope chest". Not exactly 16th century. Perhaps some enterprising cabinet maker here copied it from a photo??<br /><br />Some of them (can't tell their sizes in photos) almost look like they could be coffins. Marry and bury!!Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-72371811699732945872009-09-24T09:31:29.556+10:002009-09-24T09:31:29.556+10:00So beautiful...
I bet that dynastic alliance real...So beautiful...<br /> I bet that dynastic alliance really worked! Romance for later..<br /> Your mother's glory box..what a treasure!Lynhttp://ellerochelle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977933539325461111.post-38302800422159929362009-09-24T09:16:10.443+10:002009-09-24T09:16:10.443+10:00hello alaine - i know the modern descendants of th...hello alaine - i know the modern descendants of these as "hope chests". no matter their name - they are exquisite testaments to much more than dynastic connection. have a lovely evening. how's the big dust storm? did it reach as far north as you? stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.com