Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Pair of side chairs, fiddle-back single splat, shell and scroll decoration, cabriole legs supported by stretchers, and upholstered seat

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1775-1799

Relation

Full size, front
Pair

Identifier

nmc92.9.1.1ab

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

3rd quarter 18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

110 x 46 x 46 cm. (43 1/10 x 18 1/10 x 18 1/10 in.)

Materials

Calamander

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Fiddle-back

Notes

Brohier, R.L., 1969, p.Xl, fig.2

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #378, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/378 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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