Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Bed

Subject

Furniture

Description

Bed frame with 'biralu' banded lacquer work turned legs, joint at frame

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Kandy

Date

1600-1799

Relation

Full size
Whole

Identifier

Nmk27.138.86

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

17th/18th century

Place of Creation

Kandy

Measurements (H: W: L:)

116.8 x 50.8 x 205.7 cm. (46 x 20 x 81 in.)

Materials

Tropical hardwood and lacquer

Techniques

Hand carved

Features

Lacquer work

Citation

"Bed," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #446, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/446 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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