Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Settee

Subject

Furniture

Description

Settee with back stretchers and turned spiral palings, with floral scroll design, arm rests, wooden seat, and spiral supports with six legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Detail of back
Detail, nmp28_51_404_1

Identifier

nmp28.51.404

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

100 x 53 x 156 cm. (38 2/5 x 20 9/10 x 61 2/5 in.)

Materials

Nedun

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Floral scroll carving

Citation

"Settee," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1162, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1162 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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