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Title
Furniture
Subject
Long chair
Description
Long chair, with retractable arm/leg supports, cane seat, turned front legs, the shaped back legs with single stretcher. RJ
Source
Private collection, A. Mohideen
Date
1880-1899
Relation
Full size, from side
Whole
Identifier
am.23
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Period
Late 19th century
Place of Creation
SW Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
96.5 x 71.1 x 154.9 cm. (38 x 28 x 61 in. extended)
Materials
Tropical hardwood
Techniques
Turned and joined
Features
Turned legs
Notes
One of four original chairs, made for the Ghouse Mohideen family. Also known as Planter's chairs
Local name
Lounger
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Furniture," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #957, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/957 (accessed March 29, 2024).