Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Side chair, straight back with canework seat, horizontal stretchers, with possibly Garuda birds, from Javanese mythology, and animal paw feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1725-1774

Relation

Full size
Whole

Identifier

nmp13.75.282

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid-18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

105 x 45 x 40 cm. (41 3/10 x 17 7/10 x 15 7/10 in.)

Materials

Satinwood

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Bird and shell carving

Notes

Brohier, R.L., 1969, pl. Xlll, fig. 4.

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1098, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1098 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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