Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Armchair

Subject

Furniture

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Colombo

Date

1900-1999

Relation

Detail, of seat
Detail, gbc_4_1

Identifier

gbc.4

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

20th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

88 x 55 x 47 cm.(34 1/2 x 21 3/4 x 18 1/2 in.)

Materials

Nedun

Techniques

Joined

Features

Armchair in Hepplewhite style, the straight toprail and rectangular splat, with moulded and shaped continuous armrests, cane seat and square tapering legs joined by stretchers.

Notes

Bawa office designs for hotel commision.

Citation

"Armchair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #528, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/528 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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