The Famous Couch Freud’s psychoanalytic couch appears on display at the Freud Museum in London. All of Freud’s patients reclined on this piece of furniture, which is reportedly quite comfortable with its soft cushions and Iranian rug cover (Freud Museum, 2013). Freud sat in the chair at the head of the couch, close to but not within view of his patient.

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