Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Sideboard

Subject

Furniture

Description

Sideboard with drawers, two doors, and an open central section, brass pulls, and carved decorative details.

Source

Bogawantalawa Tea Estates Ltd.

Date

1925-1934

Relation

Full size, from left
Whole

Identifier

hcb.b11

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

ca. 1930

Place of Creation

SW or Central Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

91.4 x 182.9 x 55.9 cm.(36 x 72 x 22 in.)

Materials

Nedun

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Brass handles

Notes

A South Asian copy of an Aesthetic Movement sideboard.

Citation

"Sideboard," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #781, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/781 (accessed May 4, 2026).

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