Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Arm chair

Subject

Furniture

Description

Armchair, with curved top rail, curved armrests, cane seat above sabre legs, reeded decoration.

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1800-1849

Relation

Full size, front
Whole

Identifier

nmc29.2.420

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 19th century

Place of Creation

Sri Lanka, or Anglo Indian

Measurements (H: W: L:)

90 x 45 x 56 cm. (35 2/5 x 17 7/10 x 22 in.)

Materials

Tropical hardwood

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Regency style

Local name

Citation

"Arm chair," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #271, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/271 (accessed May 5, 2024).

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