Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Vis-à-Vis

Subject

Furniture

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Lunuganga

Date

1850-1899

Relation

Detail, of corner
Detail, gbl_61_1

Identifier

gbl.61

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

2nd half 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

85.1 x 44.5 x 162.6 cm.(33 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 64 in.)

Materials

Jacwood (?)

Techniques

Turned and joined

Features

Vis-à-Vis or 'face-to-face' settee, with opposing back rests with oval panels and outsplayed arm rests, cane seat and baluster turned front legs.

Citation

"Vis-à-Vis," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #713, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/713 (accessed May 4, 2026).

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