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Title
Armchair
Subject
Furniture
Description
Chair with a rounded crest and seat, supported by three intersecting cross stretchers and six legs
Source
National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah
Date
1700-1749
Relation
Full size
Whole
Identifier
nmp4.58.2
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Period
1st half 18th century
Place of Creation
SW Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
80 x 43 x 52 cm. (31 1/2 x 16 9/10 x 20 1/2 in.)
Materials
Satinwood
Techniques
Joined and turned
Features
Circular seat
Notes
Brohier, R.L., 1969, pl. lX, fig. 4.
Local name
Burgomaster chair
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Armchair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1196, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/1196 (accessed June 13, 2024).