Conservation and Restoration of the Dowry Chest from 1830 from the Collection of the Museum “Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park in Chorzów” Cover Image

Konserwacja i restauracja skrzyni wiannej – trówły z 1830 roku ze zbiorów Muzeum „Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny w Chorzowie”
Conservation and Restoration of the Dowry Chest from 1830 from the Collection of the Museum “Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park in Chorzów”

Author(s): Sylwia Kudła-Herner
Subject(s): History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Muzeum „Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny w Chorzowie”
Keywords: painted chest; trówła; preservation; restoration

Summary/Abstract: The painted dowry chest (trówła) originates from the village of Bren¬na-Leśnica, and currently belongs to the collection of the Museum “Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park Chorzów”. The article describes the sub¬ject of preservation and restoration of the painted chest and also attempts to establish the history and origin of this piece of furniture. Apart from the descriptions of preservation works, the technique and technology of painting chest are presented.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 171-189
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish