The bedstead became a household article, no longer looked upon with superstitious awe; and musical instrumentsprincipally of the harp patternbegan to find favor in their eyes, and were passed round from hand to hand, like the drinking-bowl, at their rude festivals.

A bedstead of brass, imitating a Louis XVI cane bed, and adorned with brass garlands and bows, throned on the usual platform; and the only other ornaments were a few clocks and bunches of wax flowers under glass.

The bedstead, of which there is an illustration, is a good representation of French Renaissance.

The State chairs, the bedstead, and some stools, which are said to have belonged to Queen Caroline, are further examples of the adoption of French fashion.

The bedsteads are iron provided with a wire-spring mattress, a squab of vegetable fibre and a sufficient number of blankets.