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Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka
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Title
Bookcase
Subject
Furniture
Description
Revolving bookcase, squared area for book son top, supported at the bottom by a table base
Source
Adisham Monastery, Haputale, Sri Lanka
Date
19th/20th century
Relation
Full size, from front
Whole
Identifier
ad.18
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Place of Creation
Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
91.4 x 45.1 x 45.1 cm. (36 x 17 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.)
Materials
Tropical hardwood
Techniques
Carved and joined
Features
Revolving 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
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Bookcase," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #10962, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/10962 (accessed March 29, 2024).