Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Chest

Subject

Furniture

Description

Chest for storage, with hinged lid with black stained borders, on base with three drawers set on ball feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1700-1899

Relation

Full size, back and side
Whole

Identifier

nmc86.02.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th-19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

103 x 168 x 62 cm. (40 3/5 x 66 1/10 x 24 2/5 in.)

Materials

Jakwood and stained hardwood

Techniques

Joined and inlaid

Features

Ball feet and black trim

Local name

Pettagama

Citation

"Chest," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #333, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/333 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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