Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Chest

Subject

Furniture

Description

Chest for storage, hinged lid, ball feet in front, block feet at the back

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Galle

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Full size, from right
Whole

Identifier

nmg.87.49.01

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

172.7 x 68.6 x 71.1 cm. (68 x 27 x 28 in.)

Materials

Jakwood

Techniques

Joined and carved

Features

Block back feet

Local name

Pettagama

Citation

"Chest," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #426, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/426 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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