Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Settee

Subject

Furniture

Description

Settee, four-seater with scrolled arms, oval framed cane back, and seat, and spiral turned supports and legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1749

Relation

Detail of right side
Detail, nmp28_53_417_1

Identifier

nmp28.53.417

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

100 x 66 x 190 cm. (39 7/5 x 26 x 74 4/5 in.)

Materials

Satinwood

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Spiral twisting

Notes

Similar four-seater settee, Brohier, R.L., 1969, pl. XVll, fig. 2

Citation

"Settee," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1165, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1165 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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