My teacher has given us research questions on Early American Puritians. This is one of them. She wants the specifics as to how the mattresses were made. Thanks for your help.
2006-08-25 11:41:32 · 7 answers · asked by Robin L 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Furniture was mostly home made unless one was wealthy enough to be able to import furniture from England. Early homes did not have clothes closets but used large, homemade chests or hung clothes on pegs. Early beds did not have mattresses - only leaves or reeds covered with a comforter. Later on feathers and rags came to be used as mattresses.
Beds in Plymouth were straw or feather mattresses put on the floor. Cradles however were placed near the hearth for added warmth. Additional furnishing might have included trunks, a cupboard and a settle or stool set around the room.
Hmm, I don't feel guilty.
2006-08-25 11:47:04 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mattress' were a cotton ticking filled with straw or corn husks. If you were lucky you had a cover filled with feathers for a blanket in winter.
2006-08-28 18:21:40 · answer #2 · answered by Ed M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they were either hay or goose feathers with some type of material covering them...and the beds had lots of bed bugs and critters from the hay....I don't think I would have liked living back then.....just gives me the heebee jeebees thinking of sleeping with bugs crawling under me...!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-08-25 11:53:04 · answer #3 · answered by mom2kats 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cotton fiber, wool, feathers, horsehair
2006-08-25 11:49:36 · answer #4 · answered by shirley e 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No offense, we aren't here to do your homework for you. You need to research it yourself. Try the library and Google.
2006-08-25 12:22:48 · answer #5 · answered by hazeleyedbeauty1967 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
horsehair or corn shucks..horehair the best
2006-08-25 12:00:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
at least research it on google
I would feel guilty if I told you
2006-08-25 11:45:51 · answer #7 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋