At the beginning of 15th century, Czech furniture was made of planks and boards using construction of varying intricacy. The timber used was oak, fir, walnut, linden, ash, larch or spruce. The surface was treated with beeswax or linseed varnish. By the end of the Gothic period shellac varnish came into use. Staining was done by smoking, using fermented cabbage water, or blanching with limewater.
Tables and chairs had much the same design, with flat side panels or x-shaped boards. Chests were made in various sizes, for keeping dry goods, garments or other small items of property. Townspeople slept on beds with drapes. Village homes were very simply furnished. The peasants made their own furniture from split and dressed planks and posts. In peasant cottages they slept on beds of hay or straw laid on the ground .
Joiners and carvers decorated furniture with ornamentation. The most expensive furniture had metal elements, which served to brace and reinforce as well as having a decorative function.
Most of the furniture in KCD is based on medieval examples from the 12-16th centuries.
At the beginning of 15th century, Czech furniture was made of planks and boards using construction of varying intricacy. The timber used was oak, fir, walnut, linden, ash, larch or spruce. The surface was treated with beeswax or linseed varnish. By the end of the Gothic period shellac varnish came into use. Staining was done by smoking, using fermented cabbage water, or blanching with limewater.
Tables and chairs had much the same design, with flat side panels or x-shaped boards. Chests were made in various sizes, for keeping dry goods, garments or other small items of property. Townspeople slept on beds with drapes. Village homes were very simply furnished. The peasants made their own furniture from split and dressed planks and posts. In peasant cottages they slept on beds of hay or straw laid on the ground .
Joiners and carvers decorated furniture with ornamentation. The most expensive furniture had metal elements, which served to brace and reinforce as well as having a decorative function.
Most of the furniture in KCD is based on medieval examples from the 12-16th centuries.