Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Sideboard

Subject

Furniture

Description

Sideboard, of bow-fronted form, the top with low three quarter gallery, with drawers below, raised on square tapering legs with tapered block feet. RJ

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1800-1824

Relation

Detail of top
Detail, nmp 29_215_435_1

Identifier

nmp29.215.435

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Early 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

113 x 76 x 70 cm. (44 1/5 x 29 9/10 x 27 3/5 in.)

Materials

Tropical hardwood

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Three quarter gallery

Notes

Brohier, R.L., 1969, pl.lll, fig.1.

Citation

"Sideboard," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1173, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1173 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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