Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Throne footstool

Subject

Furniture

Description

Footstool for throne, upholstered cushion on a base covered in gold sheet encrusted with crystals and amethysts, mounted on turned legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1693

Relation

Full size, from side
Whole

Identifier

nmc41.44.170

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1693

Place of Creation

Colombo

Measurements (H: W: L:)

29 4 x 68.6 x 30.5 cm. (10 x 27 x 12.5 in.)

Materials

Gold sheet, silver, crystals, amethysts, gemstones, hardwood and velvet

Techniques

Carved, turned and joined

Features

Gold sheet

Notes

Brohier, R.L., 1969, p. 6. Throne and footstool donated by the Dutch in 1693 to King of Kandy, Sri Wimaladharma Suriya ll, and used until 1815

Citation

"Throne footstool," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #306, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/306 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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