Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Bureau-bookcase

Subject

Furniture

Description

Fall front writing bureau and book case with glass fronted doors, and decorative brass handles and drop pulls

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Detail of base
Detail, nmp27_21_410_1

Identifier

nmp27.21.410

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

214 x 60 x 120 cm. (84 3/10 x 23 3/5 x 47 1/5 in.)

Materials

Nedun or kumbuk?

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Fall front

Citation

"Bureau-bookcase," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1153, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1153 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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