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Flat-topped dowry chest from 1804
This flat-topped dowry chest came to the collection from Jurva. The inside of the lid features beautiful decorative paintings, the initials AHJD and the year 1804. The chest has painted decorations on the outside, which gained in popularity at the beginning of the 19th century.
Photo: Matti Kilponen, 2021.
Decorations on the inside of the lid.
The iron bands on the chest were painted red.