Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Side chair with high back, cane work seat, and spiral twisted supports and legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1749

Relation

Detail of back
Detail, nmp16_34_317_1

Identifier

nmp16.34.317

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

108 x 53 x 43 cm. (42 1/2 x 20 9/10 x 16 9/10 in.)

Materials

Satinwood

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Spiral twisting

Notes

Brohier, R.L., 1969, pl. XVll, fig. 2

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1124, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1124 (accessed May 3, 2026).

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