A jointed wooden frame strung with rope in a lattice, on which a mattress of straw, chaff, or — in a prosperous house — feathers is laid. The ropes stretch with use and are tightened at the pegs every few weeks, which is the difference between a good night and a sagging one. A bedstead is among the most valuable objects a common household owns and is named specifically in wills.
Bed, single
Wooden bedstead with a roped frame to carry a mattress.