Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Furniture

Subject

Side chair

Description

Side chair with straight back and horizontal support, cane seat, turned front turned legs, and plain back legs.

Source

Private collection, A. Mohideen

Date

1825-1874

Relation

Full size, from right
Whole

Identifier

am.22

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid-19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

59.1 x 47 x 36.2 cm.(23 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)

Materials

Jakwood

Techniques

Turned and joined

Features

Turned legs

Notes

Purchased in early 1970s from a furniture dealer on the High Level Rd.

Citation

"Furniture," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #956, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/956 (accessed April 18, 2024).

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