Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Desk

Subject

Furniture

Description

Writing desk with a flip top, base with two drawers, decorative brass attachments, mounted on turned legs with side stretchers

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Kandy

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Full size, from left
Whole

Identifier

nmkdesk

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

106.7 x 63.5 x 104.1 cm. (42 x 25 x 41 in.)

Materials

Nadun

Techniques

Hand carved

Features

Brass hardware

Citation

"Desk," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #459, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/459 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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