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You may be a fairly recent chesterfield sofa convert. Or you could, like many, be a long-time lover of this distinctive style of furniture.<\/p>\n

And if you’ve ever wondered where the word \u2018Chesterfield\u2019 came from,\u00a0wonder no more!<\/p>\n

Of course, there\u2019s a place called Chesterfield, and no doubt a football team. But how did the name derive when it comes to this distinctive style of sofa.<\/p>\n

Many people believe it\u2019s actually an adopted turn of phrase, with its roots at the turn of the century when Chesterfield started to become the word used to describe a regular sofa in some parts of America, and Canada.<\/p>\n

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Here in the UK, though, a chesterfield sofa is a couch with arms and back of the same height, and upholstered in buttoned leather.<\/p>\n

Some people believe the fourth Earl of Chesterfield \u2013 Philip Stanhope (1964-1773) was honoured by the commissioning of a piece of fine furniture \u2013 a leather chesterfield, in this case \u2013 and this resulted in the naming of this unique type of sofa.<\/p>\n

The chesterfield, made by proud craftsmen for proud customers, the chesterfield remains as iconic today as it was hundreds of years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wondered why and when the first chesterfield sofa was made? Read on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[364],"tags":[397,779,1226,413,412,1227],"class_list":["post-8716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chesterfield-furniture","tag-chesterfield-furniture","tag-chesterfield-furniture-yorkshire","tag-chesterfield-history","tag-distinctive-chesterfields","tag-leather-sofas","tag-where-did-chesterfields-come-from"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHistory of the Chesterfield Sofa: A Quick Rundown - Distinctive Chesterfields UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ever wondered about the history of the iconic chesterfield design? 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