Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Furniture

Subject

Cupboard

Description

Cupboard, the upper part with two ebony inlaid doors, the lower section with applied ebony floral design, two drawers and carved apron, raised on massive baluster turned legs. RJ

Source

Private collection, A. Mohideen

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Full size, from front
Whole

Identifier

am.4

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

140.7 x 111.8 x 46.7 cm.(55 3/8 x 44 x 18 3/8 in.)

Materials

Jakwood and ebony

Techniques

Joined and inlaid

Features

Carved floral scrolls

Notes

Purchased in the 1980s at an auction in Colombo.

Local name

Almirah

Citation

"Furniture," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #961, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/961 (accessed April 19, 2024).

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