Canapé à confidante explained
An indiscret[1] (also known as a canapé à joue, a canapé à confidants, or a canapé à confidante) is a type of sofa, originally characterized by a triangular seat at each end, so that people could sit at either end of the sofa and be close to the person(s) sitting in the middle. The ends were sometimes detachable, and could be removed and used on their own as Burjair chairs. The name Confidante was coined by cabinetmaker George Hepplewhite, who described it in his Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide as being "of French origin, and is in pretty general request for large and spacious suits of apartments. An elegant drawing-room, with modern furniture, is scarce complete without a Confidante...".
References
Reference bibliography
- Sofas and Settees. Encyclopedia of interior design: M - Z.. 2. Joanna. Banham. Leanda. Shrimpton. Fitzroy Dearborn. 1997. 978-1-884964-19-0.
- Book: Burton, Elizabeth. The Georgians at home: 1714 - 1830. registration. Longmans. 1967.
- Book: Clouston, K. Warren. The Chippendale period in English furniture. EP Publishing. 1975.
- Book: DeJean, Joan E.. The age of comfort: when Paris discovered casual - and the modern home began. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 2009. 978-1-59691-405-6. registration.
- Book: Singleton, Esther. The furniture of our forefathers. Illustrated by Russell Sturgis. B. Blom. 1970.
- confidante. A researcher's glossary of words found in historical documents of East Anglia. David. Yaxley. Larks Press. 2003. 978-1-904006-13-8.
- Book: Antiquing for Dummies. For Dummies. Ron. Zoglin. Deborah. Shouse. Deborah. Shouse. John Wiley and Sons. 1999. 978-0-7645-5108-6. registration.
Further reading
- Web site: canapé à confidante. Troy. Segal. About.COM Antiques. 2011-09-19. 2012-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514065813/http://antiques.about.com/od/antiquechairstyles/a/CanapeAConfidante051611.htm. dead.
See also
- Loveseat, a piece of furniture combining two seats in the shape of the letter S
Notes and References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=rdf8DQAAQBAJ&pg=PT380 Dictionary of Furniture 2014
