Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Cupboard

Subject

Furniture

Description

Cupboard in two parts with doors above and below, drawers, ebony borders and trim and carved apron, mounted on turned ball and disc feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1825-1874

Relation

Full size, from left
Whole

Identifier

nmc1988.42.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid-19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

206 x 153 x 70 cm. (81 1/10 x 60 1/5 x 27 3/5 in.)

Materials

Jakwood, ebony and panduwa

Techniques

Joined, inlaid, applied decoration

Features

Ebony borders and trim

Local name

Almirah

Citation

"Cupboard," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #249, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/249 (accessed March 28, 2024).

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