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