Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Corner chair

Subject

Furniture

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Colombo

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Full size, from side
Whole

Identifier

gbc.19

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

85 x 46 x 46 cm.(33 1/2 x 18 in.)

Materials

Jakwood or satinwood (?)

Techniques

Joined, turned, and carved

Features

Corner chair, arms and back supported by turned uprights and splats, cane seat, legs with hoof feet, placed in center front and back, and at the widest part of the sides.

Citation

"Corner chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #491, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/491 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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