A 19TH CENTURY STAINED DOWRY BLANKET CHEST, of rectangular form with hinged top panelled sides above a single drawer raised on ogee shaped bracket feet. 90cm high, 125cm wide, 63cm deep Provenance: East Cork The dowry chest, often associated with traditional rural Irish marriage customs, bears a design reminiscent of a “chest on chest,” marking a transitional phase in the evolution from the simple rectangular clothes chest to the chest of drawers. Interestingly despite this transition, chests of drawers never became a typical fixture in traditional Irish vernacular furnishings.