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