Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Furniture

Subject

Settee

Description

Settee, the upholstered back, with carved and shaped top rail, the padded arm rests supported on turned balusters, with upholstered seat and turned tapering legs (upholstery new). RJ

Source

Private collection, A. Mohideen

Date

1905

Relation

Full size, from front
One of a pair

Identifier

am.1f

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1905

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

94 x 106.7 x 55.9 cm. (37 x 42 x 22 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 #945, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/945 (accessed April 18, 2024).

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