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Title
Chest
Subject
Furniture
Description
Chest for storage, with hinged lid, ebony trim, brass scrollwork escutcheon and handle mounts, and large ball feet in front with flat board feet in the back
Source
National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo
Date
1700-1799
Relation
Full size, side
Whole
Identifier
nmc27.1.408
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Period
18th century
Place of Creation
SW Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
92 x 178 x 76 cm. (36 1/5 x 70 1/10 x 29 9/10 in.)
Materials
Nedun and ebony
Techniques
Carved and joined
Features
Brass decoration
Local name
Pettagama
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Chest," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #259, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/259 (accessed April 23, 2024).