Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Armchair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Armchair, straight back with canework seat, and cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1750-1799

Relation

Detail of seat and frame
Detail, nmp26_2_405_1

Identifier

nmp26.2.405

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

2nd half 18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

100 x 55 x 52 cm. (39 2/5 x 21 7/10 x 20 1/2 in.)

Materials

Calamander and Nedun

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Curved legs

Citation

"Armchair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1150, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1150 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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