Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Armchair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Armchair, low relief carving of floral scrolls and entwined 'hansa puttu' (sacred goose), arcaded backrest with spindles, cane seat, with turned legs and stretchers

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1650-1680

Relation

Full size, from front
Whole

Identifier

nmc48.44.216

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1650-1680

Place of Creation

South India

Measurements (H: W: L:)

72 x 56 x 56 cm. (28 3/10 x 22 in.)

Materials

Ebony

Techniques

Carved, turned and joined

Features

Armchair

Notes

Royal seat used until 1815 by the last King of Kandy, Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe

Citation

"Armchair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #308, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/308 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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