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Knottekistje : ウィキペディア英語版 | Knottekistje
A knottekistje or wedding casket is a small Frisian money casket.〔(Description of a Knottekistje at the Victoria and Albert Museum )〕〔(Museum Mayer van den Bergh )〕 Apart from their content ''Knottekistjes'' are also valuable since in most cases they are made of silver. The boxes are rectangular with a semicircular lid and stand on ball feet. Frisian marriage caskets are delicately engraved with symbolic scenes about love and marriage, often accompanied by a proverb or motto.〔(Cultuurwijzer.nl: Knoop voor geliefde )〕 == Folkloric Frisian tradition == The ''knottekistje'' belongs to a folkloric Frisian tradition. In the sixteenth century it was customary for a boy to offer a girl a coin when he asked her to marry him. If she accepted this coin, the couple could consider themselves engaged. If one offered more coins, it was done in a cloth with a special knot: the so-called knotte or knottedoek (knott cloth). This knotte ('knot' in Frisian has the same meaning as in English) was 'loosely' knotted. If the girl drew the knot tighter, then her response was positive and they were engaged. With increasing prosperity the cloth was replaced with a silver casket, called ''knottekistje''. The box and its contents remained the property of the wife and was also kept as a saving for a rainy day.
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