Casket
W. A. Fernando
Category
Furniture
Date
1930 - 1960
Materials
Ebony, Ivory, Reed, Silver, Velvet, Wood
Measurements
275 mm (H)375 mm (D)
Place of origin
Laxapatiya
Order this imageCollection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1651474
Summary
Appeal casket, stand. Shallow, laminated elephant feet box, similar base. Silver plaques. Contents of reeds and plaques.
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
incised ; on silver plaque inside casket lid ; Especially designed by W.A. Fernando \ Kaldemulla Rd, \ Laxapatiya \ Ceylon. ; ; designer details
Makers and roles
W. A. Fernando