Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Side chair with affronted mythical birds carved on the high rounded back, single splat with floral carving, caned seat , carved apron, cabriole legs with in animal paw feet, supported by turned stretchers with horizontal cross-bar of carved shell motif

Source

Private collection, Europe

Relation

Detail, e02_13_1

Identifier

euro02.13

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid 18th century

Place of Creation

Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

102.9 x 54.6 x 41.3 cm. (40 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.)

Materials

Satinwood

Techniques

Carved, joined, and turned

Features

Mythical bird carving

Citation

"Chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #11031, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/11031 (accessed December 10, 2023).

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