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Title
Bed
Subject
Furniture
Description
Cradle or palanquin with cane base and posts that connect to form a triangle, with spindle railing, and front and back turned supports, on ball feet
Source
National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo
Date
1600-1699
Relation
Full size, from right
Whole
Identifier
nmc29.64.424
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Period
17th century
Place of Creation
SW Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
110 x 130 x 69 cm. (43 3/10 x 51 1/5 x 27 1/5 in.)
Materials
Nedun
Techniques
Carved, turned and joined
Features
Spindle railing
Local name
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Bed," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #274, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/274 (accessed May 5, 2024).