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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
Detail, of front
Detail, nmc31_2_452_1
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
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Cot bed," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #284, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/284 (accessed May 12, 2024).