Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Furniture

Subject

Side or dining chair

Description

Side or dining chair, with carved and shaped top rail, the cross bar with turned balusters, above an upholstered seat (new), raised on turned tapering legs. RJ

Source

Private collection, A. Mohideen

Date

1905

Relation

Full size, from front
Set of three

Identifier

am.1d

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1905

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

92.7 x 46.4 x 40.4 cm.(36 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 16 in.)

Materials

Calamander

Techniques

Turned and joined

Features

Floral designs

Notes

Part of a set made for Razeena Mohideen for her marriage to Ghouse Mohideen in 1905.

Citation

"Furniture," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #939, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/939 (accessed April 16, 2024).

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