At the end of the 1600s Gothenburg's merchants and administrators showed off their wealth via their homes. The rooms had to be filled with beautiful objects, imported paintings, wall paintings - and beds. The bed was a display object. People who could afford it had a large and splendid bed in every room, with beautiful bedspreads, pillow and bed curtains.
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BED from the 1600s. (GM:3426)
BRASS BED WARMER. It was filled wit glowing coals and placed in a bed for a while before bedtime. (GM:3448)
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