Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Bedstead

Subject

Furniture

Description

Bed, with four turned and inlaid posts, carved foliate openwork head and foot board, wood slat base raised on turned, gadrooned baluster legs.

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Detail of head board
Detail, nmc84_77_1_1

Identifier

nmc84.77.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

180 x 200 x 110 cm. (70 9/10 x 78 7/10 x 43 3/10 in.)

Materials

Ebony and ivory

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Four post bed

Citation

"Bedstead," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #319, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/319 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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