Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Settee

Subject

Furniture

Description

Settee with arms, backrest set with five cane ovals, slots for wooden slats, and spiral turned uprights, six pairs of legs and stretchers.

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Lunuganga

Date

1800-1849

Relation

Full size, from right
Whole

Identifier

gbl.74

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

118.1 199.4 x 62.9 cm.(46 1/2 x 78 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.)

Materials

Nadun

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

carved head on arms

Notes

Seat broken, with wooden slats missing. Reproduction in 17th century style.

Citation

"Settee," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #748, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/748 (accessed May 4, 2026).

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