What is
Long high-back bench next to the kitchen fire, cutting through the cold air. From Latin scamnum, "bank" (DCVB).
Notice: the DCVB escó mark for the Pyrenees and Catalonia (pir-or., or., occ.), without Mallorca mark or Mallorcan pronunciation. In Mallorca the kitchen bench with a box is the arquibanc . Context sheet, so as not to confuse.
How is
- Multi-seater bench with a high backrest, sometimes up to head height.
- Sometimes with a box under the seat or a folding board as a table (Catalan typology, please verify).
- Wood: pine or oak.
How is fa
- Fuster work: thick assembled planks, without ornaments.
Com s'usa
- In front of or next to the fire, to eat and talk in winter.
- In churches, benches with several seats.
Vocabulary
- escó / escons: high-backed bench by the fire.
- arquibanc: bank with chests (form used in Mallorca).
- banc: bank.
- foganya: home.
History
- 1055: first appointment of the DCVB (Catalonia).
- 1523, 1564, 1711: other dated citations (DCVB; that of 1711, Aguiló).
- Mallorca: without own document located (to verify in inventories).
On veure'n
- Museu de Mallorca, Etnològica Section (Wall) : Mallorcan cuisine (check if there is a back bench).
Why is it design
- Wall furniture: creates a warm corner in a large kitchen.
- Useful for the debate of the project: not all Catalan furniture is Mallorcan; The words tell where each form takes root.
For the project
- Research: ask elders from the Serra if they know “escó”; If not, document the Mallorcan foganya bank with its real name.
- Trades: Mallorcan fusteria . Files: foganya-i-estris-del-foc , arquibanc , cadira-de-boga-i-banc .
Frequently asked questions
What is Esco?
Long high-back bench next to the kitchen fire, cutting through the cold air. From Latin scamnum, "bank" (DCVB).
What are the traditional words for Esco?
Some words: arquibanc, banc, escó / escons, foganya.
Sources
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.