Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Side chair, flat contoured crest rail with oval framed cane back, turned spiral side rails, cane seat, with turned spiral twisted legs and stretcher supports

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1700-1726

Relation

Full size, back
Whole

Identifier

nmc16.14.316

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st quarter 18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

95 x 44 x 53 cm. (37 2/5 x 17 3/10 x 20 9/10 in.)

Materials

Nedun

Techniques

Carved, turned and joined

Features

Oval cane back

Notes

Similar side chair, Brohier, R.L., 1969, pl.X, fig.2

Local name

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #213, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/213 (accessed April 2, 2023).

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