002.415.Idrija

Idrija Municipal Museum, Prelovčeva 9, SI-5280 Idrija

Public

Municipality of Idrija, Mestni trg 1, SI-5280 Idrija

510:IDR;EZ-431

Mine, Daily life

The chest of drawers is rectangular and made from solid wood. It has four short planed legs and a panel assembled from several parts, with a processed frame, on top. It has three large drawers with locks.

Length 127 cm, width 62 cm, height 91 cm.

Wood, metal.

The time of creation is unknown.

Manufacturer information is not known.

The chest of drawers was used for storing underwear. In Idrija, it was known as a “šublatkostn”. It is considered as a piece of functional furniture, with which different rooms in the house can be furnished. The chests of drawers gradually came into use at the end of 19th century, but mostly only in first and second decades of the 20th century. Many families only had one of these chests.

The chest of drawers is being preserved, secured and presented as important mining heritage of Idrija with exceptional universal values. It is a part of the ethnological collection of Idrija Municipal Museum. Visitors can view it within the permanent museum display exhibition in the Idrija Miner's House. It can also be used for different types of mercury heritage promotions. The items displayed in the Idrija Miner’s House take the visitors to the lives and residential code of mining families in Idrija in housing from the first half of the 20th century.

Idrija.

The Idrija Miner's House, Bazovniška 4 (“hiša” – house).

The described item is missing two keys for locking the drawers. A conservation procedure was performed on the object for the needs of the museum exhibition. Therefore, no additional interventions are necessary. Security of the premises is taken care of.

good

Regular seasonal maintenance.

- Inventory Book of the Idrija Municipal Museum.

Mestni muzej Idrija

Miha Kosmač

17. 3. 2018

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