Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Sofa

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

Detail of side
Detail, nmp1982_08_1_1

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 #1130, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1130 (accessed May 3, 2026).

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