Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Bureau-bookcase

Subject

Furniture

Description

Fall front writing bureau and book case with two doors, mounted on ball and claw feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Full size
Whole

Identifier

nmp13.70.282

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

236 x 76 x175 cm. (92 9/10 x 29 9/10 x 68 9/10 in.)

Materials

Satinwood and ebony

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Fall front and claw feet

Citation

"Bureau-bookcase," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1096, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1096 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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