Stăneşti farm, Argeş, century. the nineteenth
Representing the Ethnographic area Muscel, the village of Stănești is a rested type settlement with an elongation tendency on the Valley of the River Doamnei, a tributary of Argeș. The traditional occupations of the inhabitants here were the work in the forest, the fruit growing, the growth of sheep and the practice of various crafts.
In order to illustrate the popular architecture typical of this area, local craftsmen rebuilt in the Village Museum in 1936 the house of Popa Stan, dated at the end of the 19th century. It is raised on a high stone base that houses the cellar of brick vaults, has walls of wooden beams, plastered with clay mortar and painted in white on the outside. The roof in four linen waters is provided with small shirt covers. The house includes in the plane the porch with the built railing, the median tent with a free fireplace and the horn, the living room and the one reserved for the guests, both heated with brick stoves. The access scale to the housing level is hidden from vision.
In opposition to architectural sobriety, the numerous wool and cotton fabrics in which the red color predominates, the torso forks, ornamented, as well as the ceramic with the decoration made of white snake lines or simple floral motifs gives the interior a warm ambience. In addition, the furniture parts (dowry boxes, cabinet tables, beds, etc.) exemplify the strong activity of local centers.
Next to the house, the household is also composed of a summer kitchen, a "burden" where the peasant is distilled, a stable and hay and two cots (one for pigs and birds, the other for pigeons).
