Slettereitstova

Slettereitstova from Ramstaddalen in Sykkylven was originally the main farmhouse on the tenant farm Slettereit, owned by the Klokk farm in what is now the municipality of Sykkylven. The building was erected at Sunnmøre Museum in 1947. Bernt Pedersen Melset acquired the lease on the smallholding in 1836 and assumed ownership of it in 1840. The farm remained a modest homestead. The cottage was rebuilt in 1862, and a secondary livingroom, hallway, kitchen, large main room with an open hearth, bedchamber and attic room were added. The large livingroom was decorated using graining techniques once the open hearth was removed in 1865. We do not know who produced the exquisite paintwork, but it is thought to be either Ingebrigt Strømme or Jens Drabløs. The two painters from Sykkylven were in great demand. They would decorate the roof gables of many local homes with painted black rosaes on a white background. You will se an example of this in the house Lånastova in this exhibition. This particular decor does not feature in the Slettereitstova, where the walls in the main room are grained. The graining is completed with a border of stencilled geometrical figures. The crossbeam features red stencilling.