…All this sharing meant that beds were not very clean, and insects lived in them. Some people, especially rich women, slept on a chair when they traveled.
After 1750, beds became beautiful pieces of furniture. They were made of carved wood. A beautiful bed at that time could cost $1 million in today’s money. The beds had four posts, one on each corner. People used these to hang curtains around the bed. The curtains helped to keep the bed warm. Also, because you passed through one room to get to another, the curtains were good for privacy.:)>-
Beds also became higher and higher. Queen Victoria slept on a bed with seven mattresses on top of each other.:O She had steps beside the bed to reach the top. Mattresses usually had straw on the inside (for the poor) of feathers (for the rich). After 1820...
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