Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Tub armchair

Subject

Furniture

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Lunuganga

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Detail, of legs
Detail, gbl_35_1

Identifier

gbl.35

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

78.7 x 59.7 x 45.7 cm.(31 x 23 1/2 x 18 in.)

Materials

Nadun (?)

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Roman tub armchair with continuous arm rests and back, cane seat, with molded cabriole legs with scrolled feet.

Notes

In Sri Lanka this form is also known as a ladies chair, or nursing chair

Citation

"Tub armchair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #620, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/620 (accessed May 3, 2026).

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