Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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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

Citation

"Furniture," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #957, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/957 (accessed March 29, 2024).

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