Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Side chair with ornamental high back, cane work seat, supported by horizontal stretchers and cabriole legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1725-1774

Relation

Detail of back
Detail, nmp25_80_404_1

Identifier

nmp25.80.404

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid-18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

105 x 47 x 43 cm. (41 3/10 x 18 1/2 x 16 9/10 in.)

Materials

Calamander

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Curved legs

Notes

Similar side chair, Brohier, R.L., 1969, pl. XVl, fig. 2.

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1140, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1140 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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