The Campeche (or butaca, butaque as it is more commonly known in Spanish) is a reclining, non-folding, sling-seat chair with a distinctive side-placed curule base. In North America, they are named for the Campeche region of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, and were popular in the Americas during the early nineteenth century. Similar versions of the form are found throughout Europe, such as the Schinkel writing chair at Schloss Charlottenburg in Berlin.[1] Other related forms include the "planter's chair" or "bootjack" (that bears folding arms that extend outward as leg rests) which is associated with equatorial climes and plantation-based societies.
- ^ "Schinkel" upholstered armchair (Krankenstuhl) with writing arm, Hohenzollern Collection, Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin.