Wall Paneling & Wainscoting · Alpine Chalet
Stube Bench from the Johannser-Hof near Villanders (c. 1500), Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum
A built-in Stube bench and paneling from the Johannser-Hof farmhouse near Villanders in South Tyrol, dating to around 1500, displayed at the Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum in Innsbruck.
Design characteristics
Built-in benches running along the walls of the Stube were a standard Tyrolean feature, usually meeting in a corner behind the dining table. This one, around 500 years old, is part of a wall of wood paneling with a simple, sturdy profile. The corner bench and table is still one of the best layouts for a casual dining nook, and it fits easily into a kitchen or breakfast room.
Classification
- Style
- Alpine Chalet
- Category
- Wall Paneling & Wainscoting
- Material
- Pine
- Motifs
- Board paneling, Bench
- Photograph
- 2017
- Photographer
- Pakeha
- Evidence
- Photograph of a documented interior or object
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Architectural context
Wood-lined Stuben, carved and painted pine, and benches built into the walls. Tyrol, Switzerland and Bavaria · vernacular, 1300s onward.
