Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Trafalgar pattern side chair, with reeded overscrolled uprights and toprail centred by carved shell motif, two cross bars, drop in caned seat and reeded sabre legs joined by (later) pole stretchers.

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1800-1849

Relation

Full size, from left
Whole

Identifier

nmc86.394.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

86 x 40 x 50 cm. (33 9/10 x 15 7/10 x 19 7/10 in.)

Materials

Calamander

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Reeded frame with shell carving

Notes

Note: seat rail is carved with integral blocks to support the drop in seat

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #348, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/348 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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