The Knole settee was made in the 17th century. It is housed at Knole in Kent, a house owned by the Sackville-Wests since 1605. It was originally used not as comfortable sofa but as a formal throne on which the monarch would have sat to receive visitors. It features adjustable side arms and considerable depth of seating, it usually has exposed wooden finials at the rear corner tops, and some exposed wood may be present on the otherwise arms. The arms, more correctly sides, are of the same height. The side arms are tied to the sofa back by means of heavy decorative braid, often with an elaborate tassel.

In literature

A number of references to the Knole sofa are found in literature; for example, Marlowe notes the usage in his book Memoirs of a Venus Lackey. In literature the Knole sofa is sometimes mentioned in the context of a room decorated with fine antique furniture

Antique furniture

Antique furniture is the term for collectible interior furnishings of considerable age. Often its age, rarity, condition, utility, or other unique features makes a piece of furniture desirable as a collectors' item, and thus termed an "antique"....

such as in the novel

Novel

A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....

 In High Places, in which the Knole sofa is positioned in a room with a fine Kerman

Kerman

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 antique carpet

Carpet

A carpet is a textile floor covering consisting of an upper layer of "pile" attached to a backing. The pile is generally either made from wool or a manmade fibre such as polypropylene,nylon or polyester and usually consists of twisted tufts which are often heat-treated to maintain their...

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The spelling of Knole sofa is as shown in this sentence and not Knoll, as the name comes from Knole House

Knole House

Knole is an English country house in the town of Sevenoaks in west Kent, surrounded by a deer park. One of England's largest houses, it is reputed to be a calendar house, having 365 rooms, 52 staircases, 12 entrances and 7 courtyards...

, Sevenoaks, Kent UK, which is open to the public and run by the National Trust

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

. On show is, the, or an original Knole Sofa.