Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Fireplace mantel

Subject

Furnishing

Description

Fireplace mantel made of carved wood with the Tudor rose emblem and grape vine design, with stone fireplace and brass fireguard and equipment

Source

Adisham Monastery, Haputale, Sri Lanka

Date

20th century

Relation

Detail of top
Detail, ad08_1

Identifier

ad.08

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Place of Creation

Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

194.3 x 138.4 cm. (76 1/2 x 54 1/2 in.)

Materials

Hardwood, stone and brass

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Tudor rose design

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

"Fireplace mantel," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #10936, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/10936 (accessed May 1, 2024).

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