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Title
Four post bedstead
Subject
Furniture
Description
High post bed with canopy, wood slat base, turned shafts, posts, and legs, low relief flora and fauna decoration on medallion and posts
Source
National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo
Date
1880-1919
Relation
Full size, front
Whole
Identifier
nmc4.68.1.3
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Period
Late 19th-Early 20th century
Place of Creation
SW Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
220 x 224 x 174 cm. (86 3/5 x 88 1/5 x 68 1/2 in.)
Materials
Tropical hardwood
Techniques
Carved and joined
Features
Four post canopy
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Four post bedstead," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #298, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/298 (accessed May 18, 2024).