Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Settee

Subject

Furniture

Description

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

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1749

Relation

Full size from right
Whole

Identifier

nmp40.59.145

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

110 x 66 x 204 cm. (43 3/10 x 26 x 83 3/10 in.)

Materials

Satinwood

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Spiral twisting

Citation

"Settee," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1199, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1199 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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