A historical 18th-century Polish bed (lit à la polonaise) at Chambéry, France A Polish bed (; ), alternatively known in English as a polonaise, is a type of canopy bed draped with a baldachin, which originated in 18th-century Poland. The curtain is topped with an elaborate crownlike centrepiece that is connected to the four corner posts of the bed frame that are usually curved  . Unlike the four-poster bed, the canopy was much smaller than the bed.
A historical 18th-century Polish bed (lit à la polonaise) at Chambéry, France A Polish bed (; ), alternatively known in English as a polonaise, is a type of small-canopy bed which originated in 18th-century Poland. The curtain is topped with an elaborate crownlike centrepiece , which is connected to the four vertical corner poles of the bed frame (which are usually curved ) . Unlike the four-poster bed, the canopy is much smaller than the bed.
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