Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Table

Subject

Furniture

Description

Table with oval top with pierced scrollwork frieze, raised on two turned trestle supports joined by pole stretcher on cabriole legs.

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1880-1899

Relation

Detail of legs
Detail, nmc92_8_1_1

Identifier

nmc92.8.1

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Late 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

70 x 107 x 66 cm. (27 3/5 x 42 1/10 x 26 in.)

Materials

Calamander and non-variegated ebony, or tamarind

Techniques

Joined and carved

Features

Oval top

Notes

With label: 'this old calamander table and 2 chairs were donated by Mr Mohan Wijeyesinghe of no. 3 Ascot Ave., Colombo 5'

Citation

"Table," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #377, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/377 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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