Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Spittoon

Subject

Vessel

Description

Spittoon in two pieces, with wide funnel-shaped mouth, horizontal lines and weighted base.

Source

A. Mohideen collection

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Detail, of neck
Detail of two sections, am_b19_1

Identifier

am.b19

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

N. Sri Lanka or India

Measurements (H: W: L:)

62.9 x 26.4 x 16.5 cm. (24 3/4 x 10 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.)

Materials

Brass alloy

Techniques

Cast and turned

Features

Two-part construction

Notes

A. K. Coomaraswamy, Mediaeval Sinhalese Art, 1908, p. 203

Citation

"Spittoon," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1008, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1008 (accessed May 17, 2024).

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