Title:

[A memento of 1st communion and rich middle class interior] [An iconographic document]

Description:

The photograph shows a large family posing for a picture in a richly decorated room. In the first row a girl in white dress is The photograph shows a large family posing for pictures in a richly decorated room. In the first row a girl in white dress is kneeling between two baskets of flowers. Two other girls in sailor suits are sitting next to them. All the gathered people are dressed in festive costumes, mostly in dark colors. Behind them you can see a tall, carved furniture, the walls are with dark patterned wallpaper. In the ceiling hangs a decorative lamp with glass shade. In the left corner of the room is a very nice, original tiled stove with a rich ornamentation and decorationsbetween two baskets of flowers which sit alongside two other girls in sailor suits. All the gathered people are dressed in festive costumes, mostly in dark colors. Behind them you can see a tall, carved furniture, the walls are dark, patterned wallpaper. In the ceiling hangs a decorative lamp with glass shade. In the left corner of the room is very nice, original tiled stove with rich ornamentation and decorations ; The photo sent to the contest named “Photography of the Polish village pre-1948” organized in 1983 by the quarterly “Fotografia” (Photography) and the weekly “Nowa Wieś” (New village). Copy of the photo kept at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (former Institute for the History of Material Culture)

Type of object:

Ethnographic object

Subject and Keywords:

Holy Communion ; ethnography ; material culture ; social culture ; spiritual culture ; child ; childhood ; upbringing ; religiosity ; piousness ; family customs ; interior furnishings ; furnishings ; tile stove ; clothing ; fashion

Resource type:

Obraz

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

IAiE PAN, call no. 233-55

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Restricted Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. Access only on terminals at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, may be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms.

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Closed