Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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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

Citation

"Armchair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1196, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/1196 (accessed June 13, 2024).

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