Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Candle stand

Subject

Furniture

Description

Pair of candle or spitoon stands, with lotus cup shaped containers, mounted on turned pedestals, supported by flat scrolled tripod feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Full size
Pair

Identifier

nmc29.64.424ab

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

73 x 12 cm. (28 7/10 x 4 7/10 in.)

Materials

Satinwood and ebony

Techniques

Carved, turned and joined

Features

Lotus cup

Citation

"Candle stand," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #278, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/278 (accessed May 5, 2024).

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