Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

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

1800-1824

Relation

Full size, back
Whole

Identifier

nmc35.243.18

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1st half 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

131 x 103 x 59 cm. (51 3/5 x 40 3/5 x 23 1/5 in.)

Materials

Jakwood (?)

Techniques

Turned and joined

Features

Fluted posts and legs

Citation

"Bed," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #295, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/295 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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