The home of many fishing and farming families, up until the 1960s, often consisted of just two rooms, one above the other. On the ground floor was the kitchen, where the daily life of women and the elderly took place, and on the upper floor were the bedrooms. Heating was limited to just the fireplace, which was lit in the evening to cook polenta, some fish, and rarely meat. The coals from the fireplace were also used to heat irons for pressing clothes and linens. On winter evenings, before going to bed, the coals were also placed in a bed warmer, which, inserted into the prèo, heated the cold bed. The chair with one leg cut off was used to get closer to the flame and was usually used by the elderly. There are also washboards (barèle) on display that were used on the shores of the lake.
Various utensils used in daily life, including dishes, bed warmers, pots, and chains for the fireplace.
BED WARMER (MONEGA OR PREE’): A wooden tool from the late 1800s and the first half of the 1900s, consisting of two pairs of curved slats joined at the ends, placed on the sides above and below an open cuboid cage, with a central square base covered with sheet metal where a brazier or warmer was placed, used as a bed warmer. Above it is a copper pot used in the kitchen.
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THREE-LEGGED CHAIR: A wooden domestic chair for the fireplace with a straw seat from the first half of the 20th century. Placed above are small brooms used to clean the fireplace or feed the coals, and knitted works made with needles and crochet.
Leather shoes with cork soles used for working in the fields. Metal supports for the cobbler and a workbench.