Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Furniture

Subject

Cupboard

Description

Cupboard with two doors, ebony inlay and applied design, apron with two drawers, supported on turned feet.

Source

Private collection, A. Mohideen

Date

1800-1999

Relation

Full size, from left
Whole

Identifier

am.12

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th/20th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

132.7 x 101.6 x 38.1 cm.(52 1/4 x 40 x 15 in.)

Materials

Jakwood

Techniques

Joined

Features

Ebony trim

Notes

Base and legs later; purchased at an auction in the 1980s.

Local name

Almirah

Citation

"Furniture," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #909, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/909 (accessed April 30, 2024).

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