Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Cupboard

Subject

Furniture

Description

Cupboard with two doors, apron with two drawers, applied floral and scroll decoration, mounted on large bulbous feet

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Galle

Date

1800-1999

Relation

Detail of apron decoration
Detail, nmg87_49_01x_1

Identifier

nmg.87.49.01x

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th/20th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

193.3 x 55.9 x 134.6 cm. (76 1/2 x 53 x 22 in.)

Materials

Jakwood and ebony

Techniques

Joined, inlaid, with applied decoration

Features

Bulbous, turned legs

Notes

This type of 'Galle Style' cupboard evolved from early Dutch designs.

Local name

Almirah

Citation

"Cupboard," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #430, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/430 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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