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Title
Armchair
Subject
Furniture
Description
Armchair, with high back, ribbed design on back, seat and arms, with turned and flouted legs, and upholstered seat
Source
Adisham Monastery, Haputale, Sri Lanka
Date
19th century
Relation
Detail of seat and leg
Detail, ad15_1
Identifier
ad.15
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Place of Creation
Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
87.6 x 45.7 x 50.8 cm. (34 1/2 x 18 x 20 in.)
Materials
Ebony
Techniques
Carved, joined and upholstered
Features
Ribbed design
Notes
Home (until 1961), and collection of Sir Thomas Lister Villiers, b.1869 - d.1959, who in 1906 became the chairman of George Stuart and Co. Colombo
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Armchair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #10953, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/10953 (accessed May 2, 2024).