State Bed of oak, period of Louis XIII. - Valance and Counterpane of Silk, with applique work and braiding. - Curtains of Brussels Tapestry. (Collection of M. A. Moreau).
In the seventh century St. Eustadiole, Abbess of Bourges, made sacred vestments, and decorated the altars with ornaments prepared by herself and her community.
A century later, two sisters, successively Abbesses of Valentina in Belgium, became famous for their excellence in all feminine pursuits They imposed this work on the inmates of the convent as a protection against idleness, the most dangerous of evils.