Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Cupboard

Subject

Furniture

Description

Cupboard with two doors and molded cornice and pediment, mounted on large ball feet, with flat board legs in the rear

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1725-1774

Relation

Detail of bottom
Detail, nmp15_78_311_1

Identifier

nmp15.78.311

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid-18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

243 x 163 x 66 cm. (95 7/10 x 64 1/5 x 26 in.)

Materials

Suriamara wood

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Ball feet

Citation

"Cupboard," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1111, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1111 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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