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vernacular furniture
The dresser
most important piece of furniture
Plates were tilted forward as it bounces light around room
Decrative on top as bottom rots
made of pine in ireland
one piece because the floor was uneven
chicken coop dressers
holes in the top for spoons
usually on mud floor
Settle bed
Higher ones were longer and vice versa
Fire was never put out so children would put fuel on the fire
Usually near the Fire
some would have cut out sections for the windows
High back ones were used to reduce draft
bed that turned into a seat
there were also table settle versions
was also used for storage
Unique traits in irish table
Table not the centre of the kitchen
Hearth was the centre
tables became popular in the 19th century
Kept against a wall
usually made of 1/2 boards similar to english design
how was furniture taken care of
dressers and presses painted twice a year
protected furniture against damp conditions
Local made with local product and materials
beds
Wooden beds thought to carry disease
Press bed- in a press
cast iron after the 19th century
Canopy bed- roof over bed to prevent mice from falling on you
Creepie chairs
low to ground
usually a log with legs
allowed users to creep along the floor