Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Round chair

Subject

Furniture

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Lunuganga

Date

1900-1999

Relation

Full size, from back
Whole

Identifier

gbl.68

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

20th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

78.7 x 57.2 x cm.(31 x 22 1/2 in.)

Materials

Wood stained black

Techniques

Turned and joined

Features

Round chair, with semi circular back and three framed cane ovals, round seat, circular support with six legs and stretchers.

Notes

A reproduction of an 18th century form. In 1908, the Colombo cabinet makers, H. Don Carolis, illustrated in their marketing material a 'Dutch chair' of similar form to gbl.68.

Citation

"Round chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #731, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/731 (accessed May 4, 2026).

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