Old domestic hardware
These three pottery jars and the basket belong to a village house at the beginning of the XX century. Practical everyday tools for the kitchen.
The first jar on the right was used to cook the family stew. The second one was used to keep sausages and meat in oil and the third one to keep cheese in oil.
The basket kept fruit or potaoes. They were always in the pantry by the kitchen. They were absolutely important containers in a house where there was not electricity. No ovens, no fridges.
What do I use them for today? The basket contains pieces of cloth and wool I keep. And the jars contain wrapping papers, old posters and the umbrellas. Still some use, although not so important.
2 comments:
Speaking of domestic recycling: many years ago, when I was a young girl, there was a big craze abut blouses made of old floss silk kerchiefs and ornamental towels. Floss silk is a kind of tissue woven at home, made of natural silk thread. It's yellowish, most of the times, very thin and not as soft as regular silk. Not easy to find nowadays.
Those who had objects made of floss silk turned them into "folkloric" little blouses that usually looked rather cool. I had some. Can't show them, it was a century ago!
Was this disrespectful for those objects to cut and transform them like this? I think the ancestors wouldn't have been angry to see it, do you?
I agree with you. mos probably our ancestors would be happy watching their lifestyle come to life again.
There was something similar in Spain with old clothes.
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