hay barn of Brienswiler Berne 19th century
by Michelle Meenawong
Title
hay barn of Brienswiler Berne 19th century
Artist
Michelle Meenawong
Medium
Photograph - Metal Print
Description
Hay Barn
from Brienzwiler, Berne, 19th Century
This hay shed is one of the few buildings on the acreage of the Museum that still stands on its original site: before the Open-Air Museum officially opened in 1978, farmers were still working the heights of the Ballenberg.
Original Site
This barn is in its way typical: the wooden structure rests on a fieldstone masonry foundation. The ground floor stall is in timber frame construction, the upper part, the hay barn, in airy timbering. Access to the barn is on the uphill side. The rear and side walls are shingled to protect the wood.
Detail with Meaning
A shed was added on the east side later. The roof covering the boarded-in frame structure was merely extended – simple as can be. There is a scurrilous detail: an old scythe serves as hasp for the door hinge. Iron was expensive, not the least scrap was discarded and even worn-out iron parts could fulfil a new task. A new hinge would have had to be ordered and paid for; money did not grow on trees. Such details of re-use are expressions of a scarcity society which time has since turned into its opposite…
A very grateful thank you to the following groups for featuring this picture
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