Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Armchair

Subject

Furniture

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Colombo

Date

1900-1999

Relation

Detail, from left
Detail, gbc_29_1

Identifier

gbc.29

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

20th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

94.6 x 110.5 x 60.3 cm.(37 1/4 x 43 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.)

Materials

Tropical hardwood

Techniques

Joined and carved

Features

Armchair of curule form, with rectangular caned back and seat, over-scrolled armrests, with inverted U-shaped legs joined by turned stretchers.

Notes

Most probably designed by the Bawa office. See a similar armchair designed for the bedrooms of the Bentota Beach Hotel, 1969, and illustrated in David Robson 'Beyond Bawa' (2007), p. 68.

Citation

"Armchair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #522, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/522 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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