Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Arm chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Pair of armchairs, with crested back rail, low relief flower and scroll design, cane seat and turned front legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1825-1874

Relation

Full size, front
Pair

Identifier

nmc86.395.1ab

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid-19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

86 x 44 x 54 cm. (33 9/10 x 17 3/10 x 21 3/10 in.)

Materials

Ebony

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Flower and scroll design

Citation

"Arm chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #350, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/350 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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