Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Arm chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Pair of arm chairs, shield-back with scroll and pierced design, cabriole legs and trifid feet, seat originally upholstered

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1850-1899

Relation

Full size, front
Whole

Identifier

nmc85.211.1ab

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

2nd half 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

93 x 46 x 46 cm. (36 3/5 x 18 1/10 x 18 1/10 in.)

Materials

Tamarind wood

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Shield-back

Notes

Possibly made as a set of six dining chairs, with nmcX06abcd

Citation

"Arm chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #328, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/328 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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