Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Cot bed

Subject

Furniture

Description

Cot bed with four turned posts, with low enclosing framework of turned spindels, cane base and turned legs.

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Full size
Whole

Identifier

nmc31.2.452

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

175 x 200 x 86 cm. (68 9/10 x 78 7/10 x 33 9/10 in)

Materials

Tropical hardwood

Techniques

Turned and joined

Features

Spindles and four post

Local name

Citation

"Cot bed," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #283, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/283 (accessed May 12, 2024).

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