Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Bedstead

Subject

Furniture

Description

Bed with four spiral twist turned posts, spindles at head board and foot of bed, cane frame base, mounted on heavy spiral turned legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1680-1719

Relation

Detail, head board from right
Detail, nmc33_101_4_1

Identifier

nmc33.101.4

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1680-1720

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

200 x 203 x 128 cm. (78 7/10 x 79 9/10 x 50 2/5 in.)

Materials

Nedun

Techniques

Carved, turned and joined

Features

Spiral four post

Notes

Brohier, R.L., 1969, p.ll, fig.2

Citation

"Bedstead," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #290, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/290 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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