Gorgeous Eastlake Victorian Récamier, daybed, chaise, or fainting couch. In fabulous antique condition and upholstered in a peachy rose-colored damask fabric. A fainting couch by any other nameis still a fainting couch! This beautiful sofa is sometimes called a Récamier, sometimes a daybed, sometimes a chaise, but my mother called it a fainting couch. She explained that its purpose was to provide a lady wearing those tightly bound corsets a place to fain a lady-like fainting spell. Whether these were real from the lack of blood flow due to those pesky undergarments, or whether an act to portray the lady as the weaker sex, we will never know! It is a handsome piece of furniture done in the Eastlake Victorian style popular in the late 1800s and made famous by its namesake Charles Lock Eastlake the British trend-setting architect, author, and lecturer. The Eastlake design was created as a response to his dislike of the over-the-top Rococo Revival and Renaissance Revival styles of the early Victorian Era. Schwartz in his book American Furniture: Tables, Chairs, Sofas, and Beds states that he believes the Eastlake style to be our first glimpses of modernism. I tend to believe this myself and reading that has answered my question of why I so often think an Eastlake piece looks right at home in a mid-century modern house or mixed with a modern design edict. So, feel free to make this piece your own no matter your design style and call it whatever name you desire. Just make sure you can call it yours. NOTE: We will include the round animal print pillow if you so desire, just let us know. Seat Height 17 Inches. Arm Height 24 Inches. Inside Seat Width 53 Inches. Inside Seat Depth 20.5 Inches. Inside Back Height 16 Inches. Height 37.25 Inches. Width 77.25 Inches. Please send zip code for a quote to your area. The item “Eastlake Victorian Récamier Daybed Chaise Fainting Couch” is in sale since Saturday, August 25, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Furniture\Sofas & Chaises\1800-1899″. The seller is “cgranddesign” and is located in Topeka, Kansas. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Region of Origin: America
- Style: Eastlake
- Depth: 26
- Sub-Style: Victorian
- Maker: Unknown
- Material: Fabric
- Width: 72
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Type: Chaise
- Color: Medium Wood Tone and Peach Rose
- Height: 32
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