Untitled
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1830
Materials
Ebony, cane, textile
Place of origin
Sri Lanka
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Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1254465
Summary
A near set of seven pieces of carved solid ebony and cane seat furniture, Sri Lanka, circa 1830. The open armchairs NT 1254465.1.1-.1.6 and the settee NT 1254465.2. There are minor differences in the design of the settee and chairs.
Provenance
Bequest of the estates of Corfe Castle and Kingston Lacy made to the National Trust by Henry John Ralph Bankes (1902-1981). National Trust ownership commenced from 19th August 1982.
References
Jaffer 2001 : Amin Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum, London, V&A publications, 2001. Jones, Robin (1996), 'Nineteenth Century Carved Ebony Furniture from Sri Lanka: Suggested Methods of Interpretation', in Regional Furniture Volume X (1996), 27-41, 27-41 and Figure 4