Knole Settee
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The original Knole Settee, a type of padded and upholstered lounge chair to seat two or three people was made between 1610 - 1620 for the great house of Knole in Kent
. The actual upholstering on the original was in red velvet with red fringing, though later forms could be upholstered in any of several different materials.
It became the prototype for a style that became known as the Knole settee.
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. The actual upholstering on the original was in red velvet with red fringing, though later forms could be upholstered in any of several different materials.
It became the prototype for a style that became known as the Knole settee.