Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Side chair with fiddle-back supported by cross stretchers, with scroll, shell and floral design, upholstered

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Detail of central design
Detail, nmp48_56_217_1

Identifier

nmp48.56.217

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

105 x 42 x 46 cm. (41 3/10 x 16 1/2 x 18 1/10 in.)

Materials

Calamander

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Shell and scroll carving

Notes

Similar side chair, Brohier, R.L., 1969, pl. Xl, fig. 3.

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1203, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1203 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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