Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Chest

Subject

Furniture

Description

Box for carrying, with ebony trim and decorative brass escutcheons

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Galle

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Full size, from right
Whole

Identifier

nmg.10.148.260

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

15.2 x 49.5 x 57.2 cm. (6 x 19 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)

Materials

Jakwood, ebony, and brass

Techniques

Joined and carved

Features

Decorative brass hardware

Local name

Pettiya

Citation

"Chest," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #401, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/401 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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