Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Bureau

Subject

Furniture

Description

Slant front desk, three drawers with brass drop pulls and escutcheons, mounted on ball feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Detail of bottom and leg
Detail, nmp1977_23_1_1

Identifier

nmp1977.23.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

113 x 59 x 94 cm. (44 1/2 x 23 1/5 x 37 in.)

Materials

Nedun

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Ball feet

Citation

"Bureau," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1127, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1127 (accessed May 3, 2026).

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