Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Cupboard

Subject

Furniture

Description

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

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1724

Relation

Detail of leg supports
Detail, nmp31_8_452_1

Identifier

nmp31.8.452

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st quarter 18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

157 x 109 x 57 cm. (61 4/5 x 42 9/10 x 22 2/5 in.)

Materials

Satinwood and nedun

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Bun feet

Citation

"Cupboard," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1183, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1183 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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