Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Canterbury

Subject

Furniture

Description

Canterbury, with rectangular, pierced scroll work sides, mounted on a base with drawer, on turned legs.

Source

Bogawantalawa Tea Estates Ltd.

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Full size, from right
Whole

Identifier

hcb.b3

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

SW or Central Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

64.8 x 45.1 x 29.5 cm.(25 1/2 x 17 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)

Materials

Nedun

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Pierced designs

Citation

"Canterbury," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #828, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/828 (accessed May 4, 2026).

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