STOLARZE ŁACHEWSCY I CZUCZEWICCY
Carpenters from Łachwa and Czuczewice

Author(s): Stanisław Stefan Mieleszkiewicz
Subject(s): History
Published by: Instytut Badań nad Dziedzictwem Kulturowym Europy
Summary/Abstract: Łachwa, a small town belonging to Nesvizh Radziwiłł family, and then toSayn-Wittgenstein family (from 1828), located upon the Śmierć (Łachwa) River,near Dawidgródek and Kożangródek in Polesie, was the residence of manydifferent craftsmen, including carpenters. The preserved archival materials,though incomplete, make it possible to reproduce the personal composition ofthe workshop in the years 1742–1860, which makes this manufacture unique inPoland. In that period, approximately 86 people were referred to as carpenters.They were master craftsmen, journeymen and learners.

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