Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Side chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Side chair, flat contoured cresting rail, turned spiral spindles and side rails, cane seat, with turned spiral twisted legs and stretcher supports

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1690-1710

Relation

Full size, front
Whole

Identifier

nmc16.15.316

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

ca. 1700

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

90 x 42 x 42 cm. (35 2/5 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)

Materials

Nedun

Techniques

Carved, turned and joined

Features

Flat contoured rail

Local name

Citation

"Side chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #214, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/214 (accessed March 29, 2023).

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