Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Chest

Subject

Furniture

Description

Chest with ebony trim, brass studs and escutcheon, supported on barrel feet.

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Colombo

Date

1700-1899

Relation

Detail, of side
Detail, gbc_6_1

Identifier

gbc.6

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th/19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

154 x 69 x 88 cm.(60 1/2 x 27 x 34 3/4 in.)

Materials

Jakwood and ebony

Techniques

Joined and inlaid

Features

Brass studs and escutcheon

Citation

"Chest," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #534, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/534 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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