Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Set of six side chairs, each with floral carved 'balloon' back, cane seat and turned front legs.

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1850-1899

Relation

Full size, front
One of six

Identifier

nmc85.210.1abcdef

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

2nd half 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

87 x 36 x 36 cm. (34 3/10 x 14 1/5 x 14 1/5 in.)

Materials

Ebony

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Balloon' back

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #325, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/325 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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