The manor house dates back to the early 17th century. It is a one-floor building on a rectangular plan with plastered and whitewashed larch wood walls. It has a gablet roof covered with shingles. There is a four-column porch on the north side. The architectural form of the building relates to its condition in the 2nd half of the 19th century. Two rooms contain unique polychromes with sacral themes. They date from the time when the manor was used by the Trzciana Order of Canons Regular. The manor was made available to them after the destruction of the monastery house and church during the wars of the 17th century. The Canons lived here for almost half a century, during which time the paintings relating to the traditions of the order were created. The polychrome paintings in the main room are depictions of saints adoring the cross. The paintings in the second room, which served as a chapel, are allegorical in nature. They are modelled on illustrations for Herman Hugo’s 17th-century collection of religious poetry ‘Pia desideria’. In 1703, the manor returned to secular use – to the Baranowski family. Its last owners were the Wesołowskis. In 1945, after the land reform, it became the property of the state. A school was opened there, then other institutions, and in 1969 it was handed over to the Nowy Sącz Museum. The furnishings of the manor house relate to its history. The rooms with polychrome paintings have retained the character of a 17th-century monastic interior, while the remaining rooms were furnished to resemble a late 19th- and early 20th-century country house for the nobility. On the right is the master’s study and the lady’s room, on the left are the manor kitchen and dining room. On the walls in the hallway are the coats of arms of the owners of the manor house: the Wesołowskis’ ‘Korczak’ and the Baranowskis’ ‘Rawicz’. The master’s study was a place for work and social gatherings. It is filled with decorative furniture such as a library bookshelf, a carved desk, and a card and chess table. There are also numerous hunting accessories. Adjacent to the study is the lady’s room, where an ornate tiled stove has been reconstructed. Next to it is a set of lounge furniture, a mirror with a console table, and a glazed cabinet with a tea set. A six-voice pump organ completes the decor. The kitchen is on the opposite side of the entrance hall. It has a large tiled stove in the corner and a passage to the dining room. In addition, there is a spacious sideboard, a cupboard with a kitchen sink, a table, and various utensils for preparing and serving food. The adjoining room is a small dining room with a folding table, sideboard, and cupboards for decorative tableware.
Rdzawa Manor House, Sądecki Ethnographic Park
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