A Herman Ottó Múzeum Évkönyve 46. (2007)

ELŐADÁSOK A VALLONOK TÖRTENETÉHEZ - Miklós Cseri: Hungarian Open Air Museum Regional unit: Markét town from Northern Hungary

subsequent owners, pantry and storeroom were added. The work of the stonecutters from Erdőbénye was highly appreciated even in distant places. The house of a merchant, Mád The main part of the house was built around 1770, the back part almost hundred years later. The gable roof sits on a collar-beam and roof tiles cover the house with stone gable. The skills of the artisans who made the stone-framed doors and windows as well as their typical iron-plated wings satisfied the highest requirements. A well was dig opposite the entrance to the press house. The well with its stone-lined pit and a well-curb made of logs belongs to the croft. The street side wing of the L-plan building consists of a shop with a surbased spherical vault, a room and a kitchen. A back kitchen with a surbased spherical vault and a pantry follow the two rooms with wooden ceiling in the other wing. A wooden pillar divides the press house in the ground floor. Cross-vaulted storerooms follow on the right and a cradle-vaulted wine cellar on the left. Two ovens are built under the open chimneys in the middle of both kitchens. The green and brown tile stoves of the rooms were fed from outside. The interior shows the lifestyle of a family trading in wheat, wine and casks. The furnishing (bed, cradle, cabinets, table and chairs) dates back to 1850 and guarantees an authentic interior of the period. Having an enterprising spirit, the citizen of the market town made use of the possibilities of the economic boom. In his home we illustrate the changes in the furniture fashion. Besides the hardwood furniture, the taste of the town is present already in the form of dressers and storing facilities. 591