Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Coal bin

Subject

Furnishing

Description

Coal bin with a lid and brass hinges supported by small bun legs

Source

Adisham Monastery, Haputale, Sri Lanka

Date

19th/20th century

Relation

Full size, from front
Whole

Identifier

ad.11

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Place of Creation

Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

35.6 x 34.3 x 41.9 cm. (14 x 13 1/2 x16 1/2 in.)

Materials

Nadun and brass

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Brass hinges

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

"Coal bin," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #10943, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/10943 (accessed March 28, 2024).

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