Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Chest

Subject

Furniture

Description

Rectangular sea chest, with brass handles, protective brackets, and escutcheon.

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Lunuganga

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Full size, form front
Whole

Identifier

gbl.13

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

40 x 90.8 x 45.1 cm. (15 3/4 x 35 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.)

Materials

Indian blackwood

Techniques

Joined

Features

Brass fittings

Citation

"Chest," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #556, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/556 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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