Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Side chair with reeded over-scrolled uprights, reeded toprail with raised 'tablet' centred by a carved shell, caned seat and reeded baluster legs.

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1800-1849

Relation

Full size, front
Whole

Identifier

nmc86.393.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

84 x 39 x 46 cm. (33 1/10 x 15 2/5 x 18 1/10 in.)

Materials

Tropical hardwood

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Shell and groove design

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #344, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/344 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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