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Title
Chair
Subject
Furniture
Description
Side chair with high squared back, single splat with floral carving, caned seat set in wide frame, carved apron, cabriole legs ending in animal paw feet, supported by turned stretchers with horizontal cross-bar of carved affronted crested mythical parrot-like bird
A similar side chair is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Source
Private collection, Europe
Relation
Detail, e02_01_1
Identifier
euro02.01
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Period
First half 18th century
Place of Creation
Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
103.5 x 152.1 x 46 cm. (40 3/4 x 20 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)
Materials
Tropical hardwood
Techniques
Carved, joined, and turned
Features
Mythical bird carving
Collection
Citation
"Chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #11035, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/11035 (accessed March 28, 2024).