The black room furnishings are similar as in the Moniak manor house but the room is smaller and furnishings poorer. Further is the white room called ‘świetnica’. Both rooms were heated by one stove. There is also a small opening next to the door to illuminate them with a single lamp. A festive outfit is visible on perches by the stove in the white room and the wall features a long shelf with paintings on glass and decorative vessels. Noteworthy is the painted wooden chest under the window, which was a part of the bride's dowry. A girl would keep her dowry inside. It usually consisted of elegant shirts for special occasions, petticoats, skirts, aprons, scarves, real coral beads, home-made linen and sometimes also embroidered tablecloths. The ceremonial move to the husband's house was an occasion when the lid of the chest was opened so that everyone (especially the neighbours) could see the dowry. Dowry chests could be found in every cottage and daughters often inherited them from their mothers for a few generations. They were painted in various geometrical and floral patterns, often had hidden compartments, could be locked and were treated as home safes. Next to the chest there is a ‘zygielek’ under the window – a bench with a movable backrest that could also be used for sleeping.
Kott’s Cottage
Beacon
