Vernacular Criollo House

Description

Interior view of a residence. Two rooms are observable. The walls are made of wood and the floor is covered by native tiles. In the foreground, there is a dining table made of wood, with matching chairs, and a piece of furniture made of metal. There is a discharge arch with fine columns dividing the rooms. On the sides, the arch has lower wooden walls with decorative curtains made of fabric. In the other room, there are frames on the walls and wooden mountings. Over the doors, there are central mountings. The space is decorated with different pieces of furniture and a hanging lamp.

Origin Name	CAJ_0047_F0004_R
Relation	Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 1 -Fotografías
Geographical Coverage	Municipio desconocido | Unknown Municipality
Date	1978 o 1979
Descriptive Notes	The title, date, and address were provided by the Architecture and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR). On the back of the image, there are handwritten notes that read: "CAJ|0047|F0004". Some of the photos found in the archives of this collection are repeated because they document other formats created for the project. Examples: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photos, photos that were brightened or with contrast.
Historical Background	Puerto Rican Society: Urban Zone - Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Puerto Rican Society: Women Puerto Rican Society: Childhood Architecture in Puerto Rico: Seventeenth-Nineteenth Centuries Housing in Puerto Rico: Urban Housing
Architectural Subject	Shouldered arches Chairs (furniture forms) Tables (support furniture) Plank construction Furniture People (agents) Frames (protective furnishings) Curtains (window hangings) Columns (architectural elements) Walls Fanlights Swinging doors (doors) Windows Floor tile Lamps (lighting devices) Dining rooms Houses
Decolonial Subject	Good Living (concept) Domestic Work Woman Patriarchy Capitalist Patriarchy
Rights	The PRAHA does not own the rights to this resource. The user must contact the repository or archive that holds the physical document to determine the restrictions that may apply under the Copyright and Intellectual Property Law or by agreements agreed with donors.
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image