Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Writing table

Subject

Furniture

Description

Writing table, the rectangular top with two drawers, supported by carved and pierced trestle legs with a single turned stretcher.

Source

Sheen, Sheen Tea Estates, Punduluoya

Date

1880-1900

Relation

Full size, from left
Whole

Identifier

hcb.s4

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Late 19th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

73.7 x 92.7 x 51.4 cm.(29 x 36 1/2 x 20 1/4 in.)

Materials

Tropical hardwood

Techniques

Carved and joined

Citation

"Writing table," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #886, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/886 (accessed May 4, 2026).

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