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Furniture of the possessió, village house and Palma townhouse

At a glance

Three houses, three sets of furniture. Synthesis card that connects the other pieces.

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Traditional Mallorcan object
Words
casa de poble, casal, cova, inventari post mortem, possessió
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Miramar possessió bedroom.jpeg
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What is

Three houses, three sets of furniture. Synthesis card that connects the other pieces.

How is

  • Possessió (rural estate; inventory of Gabriel Cerdà, Santa Margalida, 1491): about 20 rooms.
  • Key piece: the arquibanc , with 2-3 boxes.
  • Nested beds, llit de repòs , escambells, folding chairs and tables, a “cadireta de bóta”, a “caxa de taula de Vanècia”.
  • Room with tinell ; pantry in the cellar with large pastry and long bench; kitchen with two fixed cossis and fire irons.
  • Village house: kitchen with gerrer , escudeller and plater ; cadirs de bova , tibulets , canterano , bres . Inventories with figures: not located (to verify).
  • Casal palmesà (Can Vivot, Ca'n Fontirroig): intact baroque interiors; wall paintings by Giuseppe Dardanone (c. 1715); arches with painted glass, baroque consoles, canteranos, buffets, refectory cadires, Carles III cadiram, twisted bed.

How is fa

  • Possessió and town: local fuster, pine, little decoration.
  • Casal: cabinetmakers from Palma, imported mahogany, carving and gilding ( moble-neoclassic-i-isern ).

Com s'usa

  • In the possessió of 1491, the patio dining room did not have chairs: day-to-day life was done in the kitchen.
  • In the casal, the living room is a social showcase; In the village house, the kitchen is the center.

Vocabulary

  • possessió: rural property with houses.
  • casal: urban manor house.
  • casa de poble: town house.
  • cova: basement or cellar.
  • inventari post mortem: inventory of assets after a death.

History

  • 1491: inventory of the possession of Gabriel Cerdà (BSAL 2017).

-c . 1715: Dardanone paintings in Can Vivot.

  • 1818-1824: advertisements for used mahogany furniture in the Diario Balear (Pou, 2016).
  • 1962-1965: the Muro Museum sets up a Mallorcan house with a kitchen and bedroom.
  • 1982: European Museum of the Year award for Muro; since 2019, inventory and dismantled rooms.
  • 1750 / 1920-1950: Els Calderers, house of c. 1750 furnished mostly in 1920-1950.

On veure'n

  • Museum of Mallorca, Etnològica Section (Wall) .
  • Els Calderers (Sant Joan): more than 30 furnished rooms.
  • La Granja d'Esporles; Raixa They are Marroig (per verify furniture).
  • Can Vivot (private, occasional visits); Ca'n Fontirroig.
  • Museu d'Arts Decoratives, Son Pax: more than 3,000 objects.
  • Can Prunera, Ca'n Alluny, Fundació March, Casal Solleric, Museu Diocesà: unconfirmed traditional furniture (to be verified).

Why is it design

  • The furniture says the class: pine and bova in the town, mahogany and gold in Palma.
  • Few well-thought-out pieces: the rural house solved everything with chests and folding tables.

For the project

  • Research: study of post-mortem inventories with counts by type of house (BSAL: Ylari 1465, Pou 1528; UIB, ceramics in 130 inventories).
  • Route: Muro, Els Calderers, La Granja, Can Vivot.
  • Trades: fusteria-mallorquina · ebenisteria-i-moble-mallorqui .

Frequently asked questions

What is Furniture of the possessió, village house and Palma townhouse?

Three houses, three sets of furniture. Synthesis card that connects the other pieces.

What are the traditional words for Furniture of the possessió, village house and Palma townhouse?

Some words: casa de poble, casal, cova, inventari post mortem, possessió.

Sources

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