Lit à la Turque

The Lit à la Turque, a bed with two scrolling ends and a side baldachin, was one of many products of the 18th century.

[1] Due to the obsession with anything exotic or unusual from foreign countries, beds, furniture and other objects reflected this style.

Beds of this type were placed sideways against the wall with a baldachin above either hung from the ceiling, or cantilevered from the wall or wall-side poles.

Many times these beds were placed on wheels allowing the body of the bed to be pulled out and made up easily, while the back would stay attached to the wall.

Fashion for Turkish things peaked in the 18th century when Madame de Pompadour had a bedroom called the chambre à la turque (Turkish bedroom).