Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Easy chair

Subject

Furniture

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Lunuganga

Date

1900-1999

Relation

Full size, from front
Whole

Identifier

gbl.66

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

20th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

94.6 x 110.5 x 60.3 cm.(37 1/4 x 43 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.)

Materials

Teak (?)

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Armchair of curule form, with shaped, rectangular caned back and seat, overscrolled arm rests, with inverted U-shaped legs joined by truned stretchers.

Notes

Most probably designed by the Bawa office. See a similar armchair designed for the Bentota Beach Hotel, 1969, and illustrated in David Robson, 'Beyond Bawa' (2007). See also a similar armchair (gbc.29) in the Bawa Residence, Colombo.

Citation

"Easy chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #724, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/724 (accessed May 3, 2026).

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