Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Camp bed

Subject

Furniture

Description

Camp bed, the baluster turned posts surmounted by a canopy, the head rest with spindle turned gallery centred by a carved shell motif, the foot rest with spindle turned gallery.

Source

Lunuganga Trust, Lunuganga

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Detail, from left
Detail, gbl_55_1

Identifier

gbl.55

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

226.1 x 143.5 x 187.3 cm.(89 x 56 1/2 x 73 3/4 in.)

Materials

Kumbuk (?)

Techniques

Turned and joined

Features

Scallop shell carving

Citation

"Camp bed," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #694, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/694 (accessed May 3, 2026).

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