Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Easy chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Easy chair of curule form, with overscrolled back and inverted U-shaped legs joined by turned stretchers, upholstered with black hand woven textile.

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Colombo

Date

1900-1999

Relation

Full size, from side
Whole

Identifier

gbc.25

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

20th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

72 x 60 x 36 cm.(28 1/2 x 23 3/4 x 14 in.)

Materials

Jakwood

Techniques

Joined

Features

Hand loom textile upholstery

Notes

Designed by the Bawa office. See similar (caned) chairs designed for the Bentota Beach Hotel, 1969 illustrated in David Robson 'Beyond Bawa' (2007), p. 68.

Citation

"Easy chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #511, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/511 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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