Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Bureau

Subject

Furniture

Description

Bureau (slant-front desk), with compartments and drawers.

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Lunuganga

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Detail, of side
Detail, gbl_6_1

Identifier

gbl.6

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

110 x 92.5 cm x 48.9 cm.(43 1/2 x 36 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)

Materials

Kumbuk (?)

Techniques

Turned and joined

Features

Brass fittings

Citation

"Bureau," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #664, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/664 (accessed May 3, 2026).

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