Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Pair of side chairs, with flat back rail, low relief foliage and scroll design, cane seat and turned front legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1825-1874

Relation

Detail of seat and legs
Detail, nmc84_78_1ab_1

Identifier

mnc84.78.1ab

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid-19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

86 x 42 x 50 cm. (33 9/10 x 16 1/2 x 19 7/10 in.)

Materials

Ebony

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Foliage and scroll design

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #323, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/323 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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