Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Crib or cot bed

Subject

Furniture

Description

Four post crib or cot bed with spindle railings, with opening to one side, with cane base rasied on turned, reeded legs. RJ

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1800-1849

Relation

Detail from left
Detail, nmp89_36_1_1

Identifier

nmp89.36.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

186 x 86 x 152 cm. (73 1/5 x 33 9/10 x 59 4/5 in.)

Materials

Ebony

Techniques

Carved, joined and turned

Features

Four post crib or cot

Citation

"Crib or cot bed," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1208, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1208 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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