Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Kneehole desk

Subject

Furniture

Description

Kneehole desk, with central drawer, flanked by four drawers on each side, with brass handles. RJ

Source

Bogawantalawa Tea Estates Ltd.

Date

1895-1904

Relation

Full size, from front
Whole

Identifier

hcb.b16

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

ca. 1900

Place of Creation

SW or Central Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

76.2 x 121.9 x 61 cm.(30 x 48 x 24 in.)

Materials

Tropical hardwood

Techniques

Joined

Features

Brass handles

Citation

"Kneehole desk," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #795, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/795 (accessed May 5, 2026).

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