A summer in northern lands; the journal of a trip to Scandinavia . 15: Province of Dalecarlia. Interiorof a peasants cottage in the parish of Ratt-vik. The walls belong to a cottage pulleddown in 1870. In the fire-place there is aniche called the big hole intended forwood; the *smoke canopy is supported byan iron post with a movable arm, on whichthe kettle was hung. The whole of the mainwall in the background is occupied by acloset-bed with shutters. The bed consistsof three tiers; the lowest, which in the day-time is covered by a flap, is in the form of adrawer that can be pulled out.
A summer in northern lands; the journal of a trip to Scandinavia . 15: Province of Dalecarlia. Interiorof a peasants cottage in the parish of Ratt-vik. The walls belong to a cottage pulleddown in 1870. In the fire-place there is aniche called the big hole intended forwood; the *smoke canopy is supported byan iron post with a movable arm, on whichthe kettle was hung. The whole of the mainwall in the background is occupied by acloset-bed with shutters. The bed consistsof three tiers; the lowest, which in the day-time is covered by a flap, is in the form of adrawer that can be pulled out. Room 21:Province of Helsingland. Room fromDelsbo, properly a state room for great oc-casions. In this apartment the weddingswere celebrated, the new-born baptized, andthe dead laid in state. Ceilings like the onein this room are rare in peasants paintings on the ceiling and walls weredone by a local artist of the eighteenth cen-tury. The windows have small leaded panesof greenish glass. In the left corner is thebed with a cupboard in the end of it. The. Aabo-Elv, Odda A SUMMER IN NORTHERN LANDS 111 table Is of an old-fashioned type. Besideit is a bench with a movable back and thereare old-fashioned chairs, a large blue cup-board ornamented with flowers, a grand-fathers clock of the kind typical of thisneighborhood, and various other householdutensils. In other rooms are collected ob-jects that give an Insight Into the customsIn olden times among Swedish country peo-ple. Most of the objects are of purely localorigin, but a few, especially from southernSweden, show foreign Influence. Tables,chairs, beds, chests, and the like are mostlysubstantial and massive; the carving oftenshowing artistic merit. Metal Is used al-most solely for tools. Glass Is rare, but pot-tery common. The cloth, carpets, and laceare strong and made to wear. The colorsare primary and vivid. Tuesday, August continue yesterdays course of studieswe went to-day to see Skansen. It is anopen-air mu
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