Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Bookcase

Subject

Furniture

Description

Bookcase with two glass fronted doors, on low legs

Source

Adisham Monastery, Haputale, Sri Lanka

Date

19th century

Relation

Full size, from left
Whole

Identifier

ad.05

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Place of Creation

England (?)

Measurements (H: W: L:)

182.9 x 31.8 x 102.2 cm. (72 x 12 1/2 x 40 1/4 in.)

Materials

Hardwood

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Glass fronted

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

Citation

"Bookcase," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #10928, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/10928 (accessed May 1, 2024).

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