Dutch term – Tuugkist

24 April 2017 by Leave a Comment

A tuugkist is a chest that is used to store personal belongings such as clothes or jewelry. It is a word that is used in the eastern provinces of the Netherlands.

Many tuugkisten have elaborate carvings. Some of them even have the initials or a date. Tuugkisten were often made when a couple started their own household,, so it can even provide evidence about the time a marriage took place.

wooden chest

Tuugkist from Nieuw Schoonebeek, Gelderland, with inscription “G.E.H. 1788.”
Credits: J.A. van Beelen (photo), collectie Gelderland, via Open Cultuurdata (CC-BY-SA)

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