Household

1. STUDENT’S SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
USAMV MIEADR 2018
Damian Marian-Alexandru,IEA GROUP 8105
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of
Bucharest
Ostrov household of “Dimitrie
Gusti” National Village Museum
The household originates from the village of Ostrov, a settlement on
the left bank of Danube, built at the turn of XIXth century and was
transferred on Museum premises in 1958. Aside from agriculture and
viniculture, the villagers of Ostrov, were engaged in fishing and
beekeeping.
The grange consists of the house, the bread oven and the barn. A
wicker basket for cereals sits in front of the barn, also a wooden
container (Romanian: „corâtă”) used for viniculture.
From a constructive standpoint, the house is built on a foundation of
clay and straw, with a wattle wall interlaced with with hornbeam and
oak twigs glued with clay, covered by hipped-roof with tiles.
The interior of the living room is distinguished by an archaic bed –
made from a beaten earth platform, raised above the floor about 25 cm
– also considering the richly decorated textiles that adorn the walls and
furniture, woolen, silk, cotton fabrics. Tapestries, tablecloths,
bedsheets, drapes, all beautifully decorated with various symbols and
patterns.
Key words:household,museum,viniculture,old,