I was surprised to see these early recliners in An Encyclopædia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture (1835):
Its not hard to imagine a gentleman or gentlewoman lounging in the library to a good book in one of these.
Regency Household: Reclining Chairs
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