Leather Ottoman, United States

A neat cross of topstitching divides the top into four quarters, like a well-folded map.

This ottoman comes from Chicago, Illinois, United States, and is contemporary. It is leather. The ottoman takes its name from the Ottoman Empire, where low upholstered seating was common, and it arrived in European homes in the 18th century. This one is a broad rectangular block upholstered in smooth cognac leather. Contrast stitching runs across the top and down the sides, and another stitched line circles the lower edge. It stands on four short tapered wooden legs in a dark stain. It is 36 inches long, 24 deep and 18 high.

Feet up, and in good company.