Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Furniture

Subject

Armchair

Description

Ceylon pattern armchair with overscrolled uprights, tablet-shaped top rail and curved cross bar, down turned armrests with baluster terminals, cane seat and turned tapering front legs. RJ

Source

Private collection, A. Mohideen

Date

1825-1874

Relation

Full size, from left
Whole

Identifier

am.21

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid-19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

85.7 x 54.6 x 47.9 cm.(33 3/4 x 21 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)

Materials

Jakwood

Techniques

Turned and joined

Features

Turned legs

Notes

Belonged to the Ghouse Mohideen family

Citation

"Furniture," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #954, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/954 (accessed April 26, 2024).

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