Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Crib or cot bed

Subject

Furniture

Description

Four post crib or cot bed, with turned uprights and spindle-turned gallery, cane base and raised on turned trestle support. RJ

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Full size from right
Whole

Identifier

nmp28.73 418

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

176 x 80 x 126 cm. (69 3/10 x 31 1/2 x 49 3/10 in.)

Materials

Satinwood and ebony

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Four post crib or cot

Citation

"Crib or cot bed," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1166, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1166 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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