Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Campaign chest

Subject

Furniture

Description

Campaign chest of six drawers with recessed metal handles, on squat bun feet.

Source

Bogawantalawa Tea Estates Ltd.

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Detail, of drawer
Detail, hcb_b15_1

Identifier

hcb.b15

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

India or China

Measurements (H: W: L:)

106.7 x 106.7 x 47.6 cm.(42 x 42 x 18 3/4 in.)

Materials

Tropical hardwood

Techniques

Joined

Features

Recessed metalwork

Citation

"Campaign chest," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #794, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/794 (accessed May 5, 2026).

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