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Title
Toilet seat
Subject
Furniture
Description
Toilet seat, enclosed in a cabinet, the base pulls open to reveal the porcelain pot with metal lid
Source
Adisham Monastery, Haputale, Sri Lanka
Date
19th century
Relation
Full size, open
Whole
Identifier
ad.20
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Place of Creation
Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
6.2 x 74.3 x 45.7 cm. (30 x 29 1/2 x 18 in.)
Materials
Tropical hardwood
Techniques
Carved and joined
Features
Porcelain pot
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
Collection
Citation
"Toilet seat," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #10967, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/10967 (accessed March 28, 2024).