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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
Detail of top
Detail, ad16_1
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
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Fireplace mantel," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #10956, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/10956 (accessed April 25, 2024).