Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Easy Chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Easy chair, the richly carved toprail centred by a shell motif, with moulded frame, canework back and seat, with scrolled and floral carved armrests, and lotus carved turned front legs.

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1800-1849

Relation

Full size
Whole

Identifier

nmp89.42.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 19th century

Place of Creation

Galle District

Measurements (H: W: L:)

103 x 62 x 76 cm. (40.3/5 x 24 2/5 x 29 9/10 in.)

Materials

Ebony

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Shell and scroll carving

Citation

"Easy Chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1211, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1211 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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