Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Cupboard

Subject

Furniture

Description

Cupboard with two doors, apron with two drawers, inlay and applied decoration, mounted on large ball feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Full size, front
Whole

Identifier

nmc86.347.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

192 x 136 x 50 cm. (75 6/10 x 53 1/2 x 19 7/10 in.)

Materials

Jakwood and ebony

Techniques

Joined, framed and inlaid

Features

Ball feet

Local name

Almirah

Citation

"Cupboard," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #338, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/338 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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