A mention of the “resolute desk” got me thinking that there must be other named pieces of furniture. I imagine that the thrones of several monarchies are named, as well as at least a few other pieces.
This is proving to be beyond my Google-fu.
Can anybody provide some examples?
(If this is better suited to a more informal forum please move)
Moderating:
Let’s put it in MPSIMS. I think it’s better suited.
Does the Woolsack ( in Parliament) count as a proper name?
Murphy bed?
I would say that the woolsack fits what I’m after. Murphy bed not so much, but I knew I’d have some clever responses
So stuff like the Peacock Throne and Sun Throne?
St. Edward’s Chair got dusted off for a special occasion last year.
Well, St Edward’s Chair is a wooden seat used in the coronation of British monarchs. St. Peter’s Chair is a wooden seat kept in a shrine in St. Peter’s in Rome and said by tradition to have been used by Peter as Bishop of Rome. No doubt, as the OP suggests, their are other named thrones used by various monarchs.
Very often these terms refer not only to the particular item of furniture but also to the office with which it is associated — the Woolsack and the Chair of St Peter are both used this way. The Peacock Thone was used to refer to the position of the Mughal Emperor long after the actual throne had been captured by the Iranians and broken up.
Ark of the Covenant. It’s just a storage chest. Though possibly fictional.
The Great Bed of Ware - a big assed bed in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Partner’s desk? (Not sure if it’s singular or plural possessive)
How about Chairry?
The Winchester Round Table, which is an homage to the legendary Round Table of King Arthur.
I don’t think there is a Winchester Seige Perilous.
The Spanish Inquisition’s dreaded “Comfy Chair”.
How about the Ottoman?
A footstool named for an empire that is now a footnote.
Does the Algonquin Round Table count? I guess it’s not a specific table and more the name of the group of people.
Mazarin desk?
Swedish Monarchs have used the Silver Throne since 1650.
Locally, we have The Pettin’ Chair, which is the chair upon which the cats sit when they want me to pet them while I’m working on my computer.