Mszalnica Croft

The croft consists of a residential building, stables, and barn. The cottage and stable belonged to a wealthy ox trader. He did business in Kraków, in Silesia, in what is now Slovakia and Hungary, and, according to family tales, with the imperial court in Vienna. The 1834 cottage is a beautiful example of rural carpentry. The frame is unbleached, made of massive fir and larch beams. The roof is covered with straw and the ridge and eaves areshingled. The house consists of a through entry hall, kitchen, and annexe (‘alkierz’) to the right and a cold room and larder to the left. The interior recreates the appearance of the owner’s residence, decorated modestly and conforming to the local tradition. The annexe contains the typical furnishings: beds, a table, a wardrobe, a chest and a ‘ślufanek’ – a bench that was used for sleeping when pulled out. Above the windows hang folk paintings made on glass brought from Podhale, Orawa, and Silesia. A two-crank quern, an example of peasant ingenuity, a cart for spinning ropes, and household equipment were placed in the hallway. On the left side of the house is a carpentry and wheelwrighting workshop. It is worth paying attention to the large carpenter’s workshop, the foot-powered lathes, a shaving horse for making wooden wheels, and a ‘dzied’ – a type of vice for whittling shingles.


 
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