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The bed
A
Tester means
for important people to sleep in.
.
I think this is a rich man’s bed because it
tester bed
.
is decorated
roof
A candle stick
They used candles made from
.
The candle stick is made from a precious metal called
.
beeswax
silver
The chair
An
chair.
It has bars at the bottom to make it
.
The chair is carved with
.
I think a
was put on the seat.
strong
patterns
cushion
oak
A wooden chest
A
chest to keep things in.
The top is a
which lifts up.
Things like
were kept in
the chest.
lid
wooden
sheets
tablecloths
pillowcases
A chamber pot
There were no
People would
a long time ago.
in a pot a long time ago.
The pot was emptied by the
.
wee
servants
toilets
Wooden panels
Wooden panels were used to cover the
The wood kept the
.
in .
walls
heat
A cooking pot
This cooking pot is made from a metal called
.
The pot is hung over the fire on a metal
hanging from a bar.
hook
iron
A cradle
A cradle for a
.
It is made from
.
The cradle could be
on the rounded bars on
the bottom.
baby
wood
rocked
A cupboard
A cupboard in the
.
It is standing on a
floor .
They kept
in the cupboard.
stone
kitchen
pots and pans
A fireplace
A fireplace to
Logs of
the room.
or lumps of
burnt in this
fireplace.
The carved decoration is made from
heat
stone
wood
coal
A portrait
A
of Edward Holte.
An
painted this picture using
paints.
You can tell this is a portrait of a man from a long time ago
because of the
he is wearing.
artist
oil
portrait
clothes
A table
A table for a
.
It is laid with metal plates and
dishes
and jugs.
It is laid with a
tablecloth.
linen feast pottery
A clock
This is a
clock.
This is how the numbers are marked on the clock:I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
These numbers are called
.
grandfather
Roman numerals
,The meaning of some words
tester roof
beeswax wax made by bees to keep honey in
artist someone who paints pictures
portrait picture
oak wood from an oak tree
carved patterns cut in wood or stone
feast a fancy dinner
panel a flat piece of wood
linen cloth made from a plant called flax
numerals numbers
servants the people who did all the cooking and housework