Decorations of Chests from Carpentry Workshops in Jaworów and Lubaczów Cover Image

Dekoracje skrzyń wiannych z warsztatów stolarskich w Jaworowie i Lubaczowie
Decorations of Chests from Carpentry Workshops in Jaworów and Lubaczów

Author(s): Maria Działo
Subject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Visual Arts, Ethnohistory, Evaluation research, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: dowry chest; carpentry; Lubaczów; Jaworów; Leon Markowski;

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is the influence of the carpenter centre in Jaworów on the production and sale of dowry chests in Lubaczów. In the 19th and 1st half of the 20th century, Jaworów was one of the largest carpenter centres producing dowry boxes, affecting many of its neighbouring centres. However, the problem has not been the subject of extensive research and, due to the deteriorating preservation status of dowry chests out of museums, it seems to be a matter of urgency. The article presents the characteristics of the Yavoriv centre and its influence on the production of dowry chests in Lubaczów, especially in Leon Markowski’s workshop. The article is based on the field research conducted by the author in 34 towns of Lubaczów and Biłgoraj counties, as well as archival materials from the field research conducted by the Department of the Folk Art Documentation of the Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk, IS PAN) stored in the Department of Documenting Cultural Contexts of the Ethnographic Museum in Kraków.

  • Issue Year: 46/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 13-27
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish