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Title
Cupboard
Subject
Furniture
Description
Cupboard with two paneled doors with ebony borders, molded cornice and pediment, mounted on large ball feet, with flat board legs in the rear
Source
National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo
Date
1700-1724
Relation
Detail, of base and leg
Detail, nmc1977_36_1_1
Identifier
nmc1977.36.1
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Period
1st quarter 18th century
Place of Creation
SW Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
220 x 219 x 88 cm. (86 2/5 x 86 1/5 x 34 3/5 in.)
Materials
Jakwood, ebony and nedun
Techniques
Carved and joined
Features
Ball feet
Notes
Belonged to King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe, c1799. Similar cupboard form in Brohier, R.L., 1969, p.XXVl, fig.1
Local name
Almirah
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Cupboard," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #232, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/232 (accessed March 29, 2024).