Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Candlestand

Subject

Furniture

Description

Candlestand with flat platform for candle at the top, and a turned spiral column supported by a tripod base

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Detail of base
Detail, nmp 27_59_413_1

Identifier

nmp 27.59.413

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

125 x 30 cm. (49 1/5 x 11 4/5 in.)

Materials

Satinwood

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Tripod legs

Citation

"Candlestand," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1159, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1159 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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