Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Cupboard

Subject

Furniture

Description

Cupboard with six sides, two doors, and molded cornice and pediment, cabriole legs, cross stretchers and ball and claw feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1725-1774

Relation

Detail of leg
Detail, nmp27_4_409_1

Identifier

nmp27.4.409

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid-18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

238 x 180 x 67 cm. (93 7/10 x 70 9/10 x 26 2/5 in.)

Materials

Satinwood

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Six-sided cupboard

Citation

"Cupboard," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1156, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1156 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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