Museum of popular customs in Sliven in 19thC and the beginning of 20thC /page2/

A wooden staircase leads up to the open hall where the rooms are situated, connected with one another with latches. The rooms are furnished with great sense of beauty and romance.    They are carpeted with beautiful carpets with elongated decorations and rags in motley-coloured figures. They are about 1oo years old.    There are shiny copper dishes and gaily-coloured plates from Istanbul. A big ii-built wooden cupboard in the kitchen contains all the plates and dishes - copper dishes, earthenware dishes, frying pans, ablution pitchers, small milk cans and pots of all forms.    The picturesque decorated niches, quite fashionable for that time, give the maid's room a specific cosiness. Next to it is the bathroom.