Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Chest

Subject

Furniture

Description

Chest with ebony trim, brass studs and escutcheon, supported on barrel feet in front and bench feet at the back.

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Colombo

Date

1700-1899

Relation

Detail, of legs
Detail, gbc_5_1

Identifier

gbc.5

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Period

18th/19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

176 x 69 x 88 cm.(69 1/4 x 27 1/8 x 34 3/4 in.)

Materials

Jakwood and ebony

Techniques

Joined and turned

Features

Brass studs and escutcheon

Citation

"Chest," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #531, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/531 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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