{"product_id":"a5594","title":"Indian Brass Pithara Dowry Chest - 19thC","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a very decorative Gujarati Pitara Dowry Chest.\u003cbr\u003e Constructed from Teakwood, it's brass bound and dates from the mid 19thC.\u003cbr\u003e Originally it would have been a very huge and very heavy piece of furniture, it has been reduced in depth to make it practical for modern day living\u003cbr\u003e Traditionally the bride‚¬„¢s family had to offer gifts to the bridegroom‚¬„¢s family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter. Dowry was mostly Gold jewellery and Silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged. In modern times dowry is supposed to have been made an illegal practice. In reality it is still practised and cars and even washing machines have been known to be exchanged.\u003cbr\u003e From India\u003cbr\u003e 148 x 46 x 85 (wxdxh cms)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUK Delivery Charge - except Highlands \u0026amp; Islands £80\u003cbr\u003e More delivery options available on checkout\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BinderKing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53551087747381,"sku":"A5594","price":847.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/5243\/2181\/files\/chests-and-boxes-indian-brass-pitara-dowry-chest-19thc-1.jpg?v=1789232980","url":"https:\/\/binderking.shop\/products\/a5594","provider":"BinderKing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}