Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Letter rack

Subject

Furniture

Description

Letter rack in three tiers with partitions, and enclosed on the sides and back

Source

Adisham Monastery, Haputale, Sri Lanka

Date

19th century

Relation

Full size, from top
Whole

Identifier

ad.04

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Place of Creation

Southwestern Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

33.3 x 10.8 x 20.3 cm. (13 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 8 in.)

Materials

Teak (?)

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Compartments

Notes

Home (until 1961), and collection of Sir Thomas Lister Villiers, b.1869 - d.1959, who in 1906 became the chairman of George Stuart and Co. Colombo

Citation

"Letter rack," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #10927, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/10927 (accessed April 30, 2026).

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