Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

China cabinet

Subject

Furniture

Description

China cabinet with shelves and glass fronted doors, mounted on cross stretchers and lions paws legs on ball feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Detail of left bottom
Detail, nmp25_70_404_1

Identifier

nmp25.70.404

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

197 x 54 x 150 cm. (77 3/5 x 21 3/10 x 59 1/10 in.)

Materials

Nedun and glass

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Lion paw and ball feet

Citation

"China cabinet," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1138, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1138 (accessed May 3, 2026).

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