Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Sofa

Subject

Furniture

Description

Sofa with reeded, overscrolled armrests, cane seat, and reeded open framework back surmounted by a shell carving, with shell patera, on inverted, turned and gadrooned legs. RJ

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Full size
Whole

Identifier

nmp1982.08.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

Galle District

Measurements (H: W: L:)

210 x 69 x 92 cm. (82 7/10 x 27 1/5 x 36 1/5 in.)

Materials

Ebony

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Scallop shell motifs

Citation

"Sofa," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1129, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1129 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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