Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Set of four side chairs, shield-back with scroll and fretwork design, cabriole legs and trifid feet, seat originally upholstered

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1850-1899

Relation

Full size, set
Set of four

Identifier

nmcX06abcd

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

2nd half 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

94 x 42 x 42 cm. (37 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)

Materials

Tamarind wood

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Shield-back

Notes

Possibly made as a set of six dining chairs, with nmc85.211.1ab

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #396, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/396 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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