Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Side chair, with reeded overscrolled uprights and reeded toprail, centred by a carved shell motif, caned seat, reeded seat rail and baluster turned and reeded front legs .

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1800-1849

Relation

Full size, front
Whole

Identifier

nmcX0

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

85 x 44 x 40 cm. (33 1/2 x 17 3/10 x 15 7/10 in.)

Materials

Ebony

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Shell design

Notes

The form of this chair is similar to designs for side chairs published by P. and M.A. Nicholson in 'The Practical Cabinet Maker' (1826)

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #381, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/381 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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