Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Armchair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Armchair with arcaded back and wooden seat, supported by stretchers, and turned spiral twisted arms and legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Full size
Whole

Identifier

nmp15.56.310

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

95 x 44 x 46 cm. (37 2/5 x 17 3/10 x 18 1/10 in.)

Materials

Calamander

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Spiral twisting

Citation

"Armchair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1104, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1104 (accessed May 3, 2026).

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