Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Cupboard

Subject

Furniture

Description

Cupboard with two doors and two drawers, with scroll designed cornice and pediment, mounted on cross stretchers and ball and claw feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1725-1774

Relation

Detail of base
Detail, nmp4_58_1_1_1

Identifier

nmp4.58.1.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid-18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

226 x 149 x 74 cm. (89 x 58 7/10 x 29 1/10 in.)

Materials

Calamander and nedun

Techniques

Carved and joined

Inscriptions

 

Features

Ball and claw feet

Citation

"Cupboard," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1193, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1193 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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