A triptych of drawings of a butt and ben house, the butt end for cooking, the Ben end for sleeping.
The farm houses in the county of Ayr consisted mainly of turf or of wattle
and daub. The family's sleeping quarters.. where they slept and cooked was
an area of about 12 foot square. The smokey fire was situated either in the
centre, or the gable end. There was no chimney. The other part of the building
was occupied by the cattle. The cattle generally had the same access to the
building as the family. The family saw "butt" to the cattle's area - The Cattle
faced the family looking "Ben" to the homestead. Hence the description of these simple houses became - Butt and Ben.
Purchase this set of 3 drawings - Butt and Ben Drawings - 5, 6
and 7
The postage is free for UK dispatches.
Image size: 64 x 30cm
Paper is arches quality BFK deckled.
Price: set of 3 drawings £360
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