Pollen, John Hungerford, 1820-1902 · [London] Pub. for the Committee of Council on Education, by Chapman and Hall · leaf 58
constructed, fire was made in the centre of the floor. Stairs were of wood. Glass was all but un- known in the windows of houses, and wooden shutters kept out the weather. The houses of landowners in England were called manoir or manor. The furniture was simple and consisted of few objects. The… … and benches at the bed foot. Beds were furnished with quilts and pillows, and with spotted or striped linen sheets ; over all was laid a covering of green say, badgers’ furs, the skins of beavers or of
Furniture · Woodwork
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