Carved Platbands

Nalichniki — the fretted wooden frame around an izba window

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T’carved platbands fell off windows.

Fretsawn boards nailed on and painted white: a pediment on top, brackets down the sides, an apron underneath.

A window in Vereya

A white fretwork platband framing a window in a dark red plank wall: carved pediment above, scrolled side brackets, an openwork apron below, with lace curtains and pots of geraniums inside
A white fretwork platband framing a window in a dark red plank wall: carved pediment above, scrolled side brackets, an openwork apron below, with lace curtains and pots of geraniums inside

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