Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Cupboard

Subject

Furniture

Description

Cupboard with two doors with nadun insets, supported by cross stretchers with spiral turned legs and bun feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1724

Relation

Full size
Whole

Identifier

nmp29.81.425

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st quarter 18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

212 x 165 x 63 cm. (83 1/2 x 65 x 24 4/5 in.)

Materials

Satinwood and nedun

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Spiral turned legs

Citation

"Cupboard," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1178, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1178 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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