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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
Detail of pot
Detail, ad20_1
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 #10968, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/10968 (accessed April 25, 2024).