Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Writing desk

Subject

Furniture

Description

Writing desk, rectangular top resting on a set of four drawers on either side, with brass pulls.

Source

Harrow, Sheen Tea Estates, Punduluoya

Date

1880-1899

Relation

Detail, from left
Detail, hcb_h10_1

Identifier

hcb.h10

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Late 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

76.2 x 106 x 60.3 cm.(30 x 41 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.)

Materials

Tropical hardwood

Techniques

Joined

Citation

"Writing desk," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #850, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/850 (accessed May 4, 2026).

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