Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Bureau-bookcase

Subject

Furniture

Description

Fall front writing bureau and book case with two doors, mounted on legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Detail of base
Detail, nmp29_164_430_1

Identifier

nmp29.164.430

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

190 x 62 x 107 cm. (74 4/5 x 24 2/5 x 42 1/10 in.)

Materials

Ebony

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Fall front

Citation

"Bureau-bookcase," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1171, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1171 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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