Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

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

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).

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