Question: In which century did the boxes become decorative containers for storing and serving luxury sweetmeats?
About the article "Marzipan", section "Etymology".

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The German name has largely ousted the original English name "marchpane" with the same apparent derivation: "March bread."
(The word "marchpane" occurs in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", Act 1, Scene 5, Line 9.)
"Marzapane" is documented earlier in Italian than in any other language, and the sense "bread" for "pan" is Romance.
The origin could be from the Latin term "martius panis", which means "bread of March".
However, the ultimate etymology is unclear; for example, the Italian word derives from the Latin words "Massa" (itself from Greek Μάζα "Maza") meaning pastry and "Pan" meaning bread, this can be particularly seen in the Provençal "massapan", the Portuguese "maçapão" (where 'ç' is an alternative form for the phoneme 'ss') and old Spanish "mazapán" - the change from 'ss' to 'z' in Latin words was common in old Spanish and the 'r' appeared later.
Though, it could also be derived from martis pan, bread of March.
Among the other possible etymologies set forth in the Oxford English Dictionary, one theory proposes that the word "marzipan" may be a corruption of Martaban, a Burmese city famous for its jars.
The Real Academia Española suggests the idea of the Spanish word mazapán to be derived from the Hispanic Arabic بسمة pičmáṭ, which is derived from the Greek παξαμάδιον.
Another source could be from Arabic موثابان "mawthābān" "king who sits still."
The Arabic, Latinized as "matapanus", was used to describe a Venetian coin depicting an enthroned Christ the King.
These coins were stored in ornate boxes.
From about the fifteenth century, when the coins were no longer in circulation, the boxes became decorative containers for storing and serving luxury sweetmeats.
One such luxury that crept into the box in the sixteenth century is the now-famous almond-flavored marzipan, named (at least proximately) after the box in which it was stored.
However, if marzipan has its origin in Persia, it is not unlikely that the name may come from Marzban (in Persian: مرزبان, derived from the words Marz مرز meaning "border" or "boundary" and the suffix -bān بان meaning guardian), a class of margraves or military commanders in charge of border provinces of the Sassanid Empire of Persia (Iran) between 3rd and 7th centuries CE.
It is also a possibility that the origin of this dessert and the origin of the term come from different geographical places.
Larger containers.53 foot container.
Introduced in 1989, the shipping container is considered a High Cube container in that it is tall on the exterior.
It is taller than standard height containers.
It is wide which makes it wider than standard containers.
The bigger boxes have 60% more capacity than standard containers enabling shippers to consolidate more cargo into fewer containers.
The original domestic 53-foot box OTR containers were introduced in 1989, but in November 2007 the first 53 foot ocean containers were introduced.
All new, reinforced 53-foot boxes are built specifically for international trade and designed to withstand ocean voyages.
According to APL, 53-foot containers could become the transport method of choice for customers moving cargo.
In March 2013 APL stated that it "no longer offers vessel space for 53-foot ocean containers in its trans-Pacific services.
It has struggled to find sufficient amount of U.S. export cargo for them, while revenue on the eastbound leg has not been sufficient to cover the costs of repositioning empties back to Asia."
Snuff boxes are made in two sizes, ones for the pocket and communal boxes made for table use.
Pocket boxes are usually made to hold a few grammes of snuff for immediate consumption.
The best have well fitting lids that ensure unwanted air does not penetrate the box, although wholly air-tight boxes are a rarity.
The principle role of a pocket box is to keep a day or two's supply of snuff in good condition with the bulk being kept in an airtight container.
Table boxes are still to be found in the mess of certain old regiments - often in the traditional 'ram's head' style - and a communal snuff box is still kept in the House of Lords in the UK parliament.
[[Image:Copper snuffbox.jpg|thumb|Coffin-shaped snuff box made from sheet copper, raised, tinned inside and engraved.
It is English and is dated 1792.
Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonOne of the more functional types of decorative boxes is the snuff box.
Snuff boxes are made in pocket sizes - holding a few grammes for immediate consumption - and as larger, table boxes.
Whilst snuff does not enjoy the popularity it once did, it is gradually re-gaining popularity due to the demonisation of smoking and snuff boxes are still made in surprising numbers.
Since prolonged exposure to air causes snuff to dry out and lose its quality, pocket snuff boxes are designed to be nearly airtight containers with strong hinges, generally with enough space for a days' worth of snuff only.
]]People of all social classes used these boxes when snuff was at its peak of popularity and the wealthy carried a variety of fancy snuff-boxes created by craftsmen in metal-work, jewellers and enamellers.
Some of these were rich in detail and made from precious or expensive materials such as gold, silver and ivory and were often adorned with artwork, gems and precious stones.
Boxes made for the poorer snuff takers were more ordinary; popular and cheap boxes were made in papier-mâché and even potato-pulp, which made durable boxes that kept the snuff in good condition.
Alloys that resembled gold or silver were developed in the 18th and 19th centuries such as the "ersatz" gold Pinchbeck and the silver look-alike, Sheffield Plate.
Other popular materials used in making these boxes include:  Tortoise-shell, a favorite material owing to its satin lustre;  Mother-of-pearl, which was kept in its natural iridescent state, or gilded, or used together with silver; and  Boxes made from exotic materials such as Cowrie shells, enriched with enamels or set with diamonds or other precious stones.
The lids were often adorned with a portrait, a classical vignette, portrait miniature, hardstone inlays, or micromosaic panel.
Some of the most expensive just used subtly different colours of gold.
Perhaps the most widely used semi-precious metal was silver and snuffs of all shapes and sizes were made in that metal during snuff's great popularity.
Even after snuff-taking ceased to be a general habit, the practice lingered among diplomats, doctors, lawyers and other professionals as well as members of professions where smoking was not possible, such as miners and print workers.
Monarchs retained the habit of bestowing snuff-boxes upon ambassadors and other intermediaries as a form of honor.
As Talleyrand explained, the diplomatic corps found a ceremonious pinch to be a useful aid to reflection in a business interview.
At the coronation of George IV of England, Messrs. Rundell and Bridge, the court jewellers, were paid £8,205 for snuff-boxes for gifts to foreign representatives.
Today snuffboxes are collected at many levels – the high-end of the market being reserved for gold boxes that have been jewelled or have original art work on them, or boxes with provenance linking them to world figures, such as Napoleon or Lord Nelson.
Some of the most expensive are French and German 18th century examples, and the record auction price for a German box is £789,250 (about US$1.3 million), bid in 2003 at Christie's in London.
Modern snuff boxes are made from a variety of woods, pewter and even plastic and are manufactured in surprising numbers due, largely, to snuff's resurgence amongst tobacco connoisseurs and smokers.
This has been driven by online special interest sites such as Snuffhouse.org and a new generation of retailers.
New silver snuff boxes are still marketed by the companies Ari.
D. Norman and Regnas. 
Biscuit tins have always been more than just containers.
The manufacturers aimed to make products which would be enjoyed beyond the life span of the biscuits themselves.
Tins shaped like actual objects began to be made in the late 1890s.
The earlier tins were shaped like baskets but gradually a whole range of fine art objects appeared.
Biscuit tins were no longer aimed merely at children at the Christmas market.
They had become useful and decorative parts of the middle class home.
Replicas of Chinese vases could be used as such when the biscuits had been eaten.
Boxes imitating porcelain, Wedgwood china or fine wooden boxes mimicked the wonderful objects found in grand houses or in museums.
The First World War saw a break in the supply of decorated biscuit tins.
Many manufacturers hesitated to resume production of "fancy" tins once the restrictions had been lifted.
Children however had a strong influence on the market and ensured the survival of well designed, elaborately shaped tins. 
The stadium with the most luxury boxes is the Estadio Monumental "U" in Lima, Peru with 1,251.
The first stadium to contain a luxury box was the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, built in 1965.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway constructed their first luxury boxes (dubbed the "Turn Two Suites") in 1973 as part of the existing motel complex on the grounds.
One unique set of luxury boxes is located on the campus of Boston College.
The school's main indoor arena, Conte Forum (also known as Kelley Rink for hockey games), is directly attached to its football venue, Alumni Stadium.
Some of the luxury boxes in the combined complex overlook both the stadium's playing field and the arena floor.
Luxury boxes have become a feature of the major professional sports league system in North America.
The Palace of Auburn Hills' large number of luxury suites was a pioneer for the building boom of modern-style NBA arenas in the 1990s.
Although The Palace is now one of the oldest arenas in the NBA, its foresighted design contains the amenities that most NBA teams have sought in new arenas.
By contrast, of the other NBA venues that opened in 1988-89, Amway Arena, Charlotte Coliseum, and Miami Arena have been demolished, while the BMO Harris Bradley Center and Sleep Train Arena are either undergoing major renovations or slated for replacement.
Many new additions to college football stadiums in the United States are built with luxury boxes, producing additional income for the schools.
Top tier European pro association football teams have moved to new stadiums designed with a large number of luxury boxes, such as Benfica, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, and Juventus.
Other clubs such as Real Madrid and Manchester United have extensively renovated their existing stadiums to add large numbers of luxury boxes.