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Title
Fireplace mantel
Subject
Furnishing
Description
Fireplace mantel of carved wood over a pitted stone face with floral design carved onto each corner
Source
Adisham Monastery, Haputale, Sri Lanka
Date
20th century
Relation
Detail of top right
Detail, ad23_1
Identifier
ad.23
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Place of Creation
Sri Lanka/Indian craftsmen
Measurements (H: W: L:)
289.6 x 146.1 cm. (114 x 57 1/2 in.)
Materials
Teak
Techniques
Carved and joined
Features
Stone carving in corners
Notes
Home (until 1961), and collection of Sir Thomas Lister Villiers, b.1869 - d.1959, who in 1906 became the chairman of George Stuart and Co. Colombo
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Fireplace mantel," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #10974, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/10974 (accessed May 14, 2024).