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Title
Fireplace mantel
Subject
Furnishing
Description
Fireplace mantel of carved wood over a pitted stone face with elephants carved onto each corner, with a wood railing in front
Source
Adisham Monastery, Haputale, Sri Lanka
Date
20th century
Relation
Full size, from front
Whole
Identifier
ad.16
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Place of Creation
Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
281.9 x 35.6 x 148.6 cm. (111 x 14 x 58 1/2 in.)
Materials
Stone and wood
Techniques
Carved and joined
Features
Elephant relief on corner
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
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Citation
"Fireplace mantel," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #10955, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/10955 (accessed April 25, 2024).