Interior

10. MILKING VESSEL
The enamelled tin bucket was used at the milking process, and the milk was collected in
it.

14. A PIECE OF A CORNER BENCH
A simpler version of the corner bench was used in the kitchen, while the corner bench
with a backrest and armrests was more likely to be in the holy corner of the clean room.

15. BREAD PROOFING BASKET
The basket made of rye straw was used for bread making.

16. TOWEL
The homemade hemp-woven towel may have belonged to its owner’s dowry; she took it
with her to her new life after her marriage.

17. EMBROIDERED WALL TAPESTRY
Ready-made or home-embroidered textiles were placed on the wall in the kitchen as
decoration and to protect the whitewash.

19. BUNDT CAKE PAN
This enamelled tin bowl could be used to bake bundt cakes, the cake dates back to the
15th century. Since the 19th century, it has been the most prestigious festive dish of
Hungarian villagers, and bundt cake is a late type of cake in Hungarian cuisine.

20. SHELF EDGE
The cupboards and shelves in the kitchen or the atrium were often decorated with
embroidered shelf edges and strips.

27. MORTAR
The number 3 on the body of the metal mortar refers to the unit of measurement, and it
was used for crushing seeds and other food.

33. CARVED CHESTS
The clothes and dowry were stored in these carved chests with geometric decorations.
The use of it was pushed back by the spread of the wardrobes at the end of the 19th
century.

40. CURTAIN
The curtain spread in the 19th century in folk culture and was made in the home industry.

42. BOOTS
Men”s leather footwear became fashionable from the middle of the 19th century, and
almost without exception, it was always black and rarely decorated.

44. THONET CHAIR
This furniture family was named after the Viennese furniture factory owner, Michael
Thonet, and its elements, such as the chairs, could be produced cheaply and quickly in
large-scale from steam-bent wood.

46. CARPET
The completely ruined pieces of clothing were cut into strips and such rag rugs were
made from the textile strips.

54. MILITARY SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE CARD
This type of card was made to commemorate the years of service in the common army of
the Monarchy, and the soldier put his own picture on the head of the hussar sitting on a
horse.

73. BAKING SHOVEL/BREAD SHOVEL
This shovel was made from a single piece of wood, on which the shaped raw dough was
thrown into the oven, and then the baked bread was taken out.

74. BUTTER CHURN
A pole inserted through the lid of the churn, which had a disc with holes at the bottom,
and they moved the pole up and down until the butter was formed out of cream.

75. BASKET
This elongated storage basket is made of rye straw, which is popular around here.

79. WOODEN BOWL
These wooden bowls were always used for the same activity: breadmaking, washing
clothes in the cold season, killing pigs, and wedding preparations.

80. BREAD PROOFING BOWL
This bowl was carved out of a piece of wood and was an accessory for home-made
bread; leavening and maturing the dough was done in it.

81. MORTAR
In this wooden mortar reinforced with tires, seeds and other foodstuff could be crushed
with the help of a pestle, which is missing from here.

161. BOOT REMOVER
The boot remover was needed both at home and in the shoemaker”s workshop to quickly
remove and/or try on boots, shoes with closed tongues or laces on the side.

258. SCALE
The cast-iron kitchen scale with copper pans was used in wealthier peasant households
and could weigh a maximum of 5 kg, for example when they made delicate pastries.

261. COFFEE GRINDER
Household coffee grinders usually consist of a lockable upper part, the grinding device
located underneath and a pull-out drawer for the grounded coffee.