Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Chest

Subject

Furniture

Description

Chest for storage, hinged lid with ebony trim and brass studs, escutcheons, and handles, mounted on ball feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Detail from right
Detail, nmp89_42_1_1

Identifier

nmp89.42.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

66 x 103 x 54 cm. (26 x 40 3/5 x 21 3/10 in.)

Materials

Nedun and ebony

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Brass decorative hardware

Local name

Pettagama

Citation

"Chest," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1215, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/1215 (accessed May 16, 2024).

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