A long row of pegs by the door was where a French country house hung up its day, the coats, the aprons, the market baskets, and the keys. Found in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, this rack runs a long board of warm brown wood set with eight round turned pegs, its surface worn smooth and marked with old nail holes from the walls it has hung on. Nothing about it was made for show, only to be reached for every morning and every evening, which is exactly why it has lasted. Sylvie hangs it along the hall by the front door, coats on one end and a straw hat and a canvas bag on the other.
