Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

China cabinet

Subject

Furniture

Description

China cabinet with shelves and two glass doors, with molded cornice and pediment, mounted on cross stretchers and ball and claw feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Full size
Whole

Identifier

nmp15.72.311

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

200 x 122 x 43 cm. (78 7/10 x 48 x 16 9/10 in.)

Materials

Jakwood and glass

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Ball and claw feet

Citation

"China cabinet," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1107, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1107 (accessed May 3, 2026).

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