Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Set of five side chairs with scroll and floral low relief carving, upholstered seat, and turned front legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1825-1849

Relation

Full size, back
One of five

Identifier

nmc88.44.1abcde

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

2nd quarter 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

87 x 43 x 43 cm. (34 3/10 x 16 9/10 x 16 9/10 in.)

Materials

Ebony

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Floral scroll design

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #365, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/365 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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