Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Sofa

Subject

Furniture

Description

Sofa with reeded frame, overscrolled arm rests, cane seat, on turned reeded legs.

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Colombo

Date

1800-1824

Relation

Full size, from side
Whole

Identifier

gbc.9

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

217 x 68 x 72 cm.(85 1/2 x 26 3/4 x 28 1/2 in.)

Materials

Ebony

Techniques

Joined and carved

Features

Carved paterae

Notes

gbl.29, identical design, but longer.

Citation

"Sofa," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #542, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/542 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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