Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Corner chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Corner chair, with back and armrests ending in scrolls, cane seat, with four turned legs supported by stretchers.

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Lunuganga

Date

1800-1849

Relation

Full size, from right
Whole

Identifier

gbl.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

88.9 x 52.7 x 52.7 cm.(35 x 20 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)

Materials

Mara (?)

Techniques

Carved, turned and joined

Features

Scroll design on arms

Citation

"Corner chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #545, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/545 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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