Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Round chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Round chair, with semi circular back and three framed cane ovals, round seat, circular support with six legs and stretchers.

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Colombo

Date

1700-1724

Relation

Full size, from front
Whole

Identifier

gbc.8

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

75 x 57.5 x 77 cm.(29 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.)

Materials

Satinwood

Techniques

Turned and joined

Features

Six legs

Notes

In their marketing catalogue, published in 1908, the Colombo-based cabinet makers H. Don Carolis illustrate as number 390D a 'Dutch Chair' of identical form to the present item.

Citation

"Round chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #538, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/538 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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