Why Do Canadians Call A Couch A Chesterfield?
The first chesterfield, with its distinctive deep buttoned, quilted leather upholstery and lower seat base, was commissioned by Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773). In Canadian English, chesterfield is used to describe any couch or sofa, particularly among older Canadians. Do Canadians call couches chesterfield? In Canada, a chesterfield is a couch or sofa; …