Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Arm chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Pair of armchairs with horizontal rails, curved armrests, cane seat, reeded decoration and turned front legs.

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1800-1999

Relation

Full size, front
Pair

Identifier

nmc1987.4.1ab

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th-20th century (?)

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

54 x 36 x 44 cm. (21 3/10 x 14 1/5 x 17 3/10 in.)

Materials

Jakwood

Techniques

Turned and joined

Features

Child's chair

Local name

Citation

"Arm chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #242, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/242 (accessed December 4, 2023).

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