Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Card table

Subject

Furniture

Description

Bridge table with baize covered central area, and large rounded shapes at the four ends to support a glass, small drawer on each side, supported on turned legs

Source

Adisham Monastery, Haputale, Sri Lanka

Date

19th/20th century

Relation

Detail of top
Detail, ad24_1

Identifier

ad.24

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Place of Creation

Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

74.9 x 121.9 x 121.9 cm. (29 1/2 x 48 in.)

Materials

Tropical hardwood

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Circular glass supports

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

"Card table ," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #10976, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/10976 (accessed March 29, 2024).

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