Old chest
A wooden chest at the foot of the bed — the household's saved things kept in a single defended box.
An old chest in a dream is the dream's image of the household's saved things gathered into a single box that travels and defends. The chest holds the linens for a wedding not yet arranged, the letters from people no longer here, the small treasures the family has decided are worth keeping intact. The dream brings the old chest when something in your life — a memory, a preserved relationship, a piece of identity — has been stored carefully in a place that requires a specific key to open. An old chest opened by the right person at the right occasion is the dream affirming the saving. An old chest forced by someone who did not know what was inside is the dream noting that the careful protection was broken, and what was being saved for the right moment is now scattered.