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Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka
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Title
Furniture
Subject
Cupboard
Description
Large cupboard, with cavetto cornice above two ebony inlaid doors, the lower part with two drawers and applied ebony leaf carved decoration, raised on massive turned and facetted legs. RJ
Source
Private collection, A. Mohideen
Date
1800-1899
Relation
Detail, base and legs from side
Detail, am_6_1
Identifier
am.6
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Period
19th century
Place of Creation
SW Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
214.6 x 149.2 x 61 cm.(84 1/2 x 58 3/4 x 24 in.)
Materials
Jakwood and ebony
Techniques
Joined and inlaid
Features
Massive legs
Notes
Purchased in early 1970s from a furniture dealer on the High Level Rd.
Local name
Almirah
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Furniture," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #969, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/969 (accessed April 18, 2024).