A popular seaside festival has released details of its art trail which will see 60 decorated treasure chests dotted around a town. Thousands of people are expected at the Cromer Crab and Lobster ...

In Italy, they were referred to as cassones. They were heavily decorated chests. The most familiar form is similar to a lidded blanket chest, often with one or two drawers inside. German or Dutch ...

Archaeologists have unearthed an intricately decorated blue room ... describing the ancient city as “a treasure chest that is still partly unexplored.” The blue color found in this ...

It took weeks to spin, weave and sew a linen or cotton sheet or towel. The wooden chests were usually decorated with carving or painting. The hope chest was kept in an important spot in the house ...

They are beautifully decorated, hand-painted, with intricate wood carvings. But Silesian Guild chests are far more than meets the eye. These historic objects are full of curious traditions, which have ...

Displayed among the best artistic achievements of the Pennsylvania Dutch people, these Alsatian Colonial wardrobes known as a “Schranks” in the Dutch dialect and paint-decorated dower chests ...

This event will include a discussion of several 18th- and 19th-century pieces of furniture including two Pennsylvania German decorated chests dated 1781 and 1769, a rare Berks County decorated ...