Yes. We used to have an old house built in 1910, and this was a common type of inner wall. The framing boards were covered with lath boards, the plaster was mixed with hair or thread or straw to prevent cracking, then pressed onto the lath wall firmly so the plaster would be forced through the gaps. It would sag downward a little before drying and make a little hook of plaster on the back to help hold it up. It works--really nasty to tear out and put up sheetrock.
Yes. We used to have an old house built in 1910, and this was a common type of inner wall. The framing boards were covered with lath boards, the plaster was mixed with hair or thread or straw to prevent cracking, then pressed onto the lath wall firmly so the plaster would be forced through the gaps. It would sag downward a little before drying and make a little hook of plaster on the back to help hold it up. It works--really nasty to tear out and put up sheetrock.