Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Corner chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Corner chair, arms, high back, and single splat, large cane seat, carved cabriole legs with animal feet, placed in center front and back, and at the widest part of the sides.

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Colombo

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Full size, from side
Whole

Identifier

gbc.14

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

96 x 61 x 81 cm.(37 3/4 x 24 x 31 3/4 in.)

Materials

Jakwood or satinwood (?)

Techniques

Joined and carved

Features

Animal feet

Citation

"Corner chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #478, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/478 (accessed May 3, 2026).

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