Architectural Model
ca.1927 - 1932 (made)
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This is a commemorative model of a stone pillar for a chapel at Trinity College, Kandy. The 1 in 10 scale wooden model was made by the same craftsmen who carved the chapel's stone columns in traditional Sri Lankan style in 1927. It came to the V&A via the Church Missionary Society.
The model is made up in four parts and shows the construction of a typical Sri Lankan capital or pillar top. The two crossing brackets fit together and would support beams above the pillar. The model includes detailed carving of the common lotus pendant decoration on the capital.
The model is made up in four parts and shows the construction of a typical Sri Lankan capital or pillar top. The two crossing brackets fit together and would support beams above the pillar. The model includes detailed carving of the common lotus pendant decoration on the capital.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Carved wood with silver inscribed plate affixed |
| Brief description | Model of a column or pillar in Kandy, Sri Lanka |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Model (1 in 10) of a stone Pillar carved in ancient Sinhalese design with wooden Bracket Capitals of mediaeval Sinhalese design from the new Chapel of Trinity College, Kandy, Ceylon. The work of hereditary craftsmen, descendants of the master craftsmen who built and adorned ancient Sinhalese Palaces and Temples. Presented by Dr Andreas Nell. 1932. (English; On silver plate fixed to the base of the column) |
| Credit line | Given by Dr Andreas Nell |
| Summary | This is a commemorative model of a stone pillar for a chapel at Trinity College, Kandy. The 1 in 10 scale wooden model was made by the same craftsmen who carved the chapel's stone columns in traditional Sri Lankan style in 1927. It came to the V&A via the Church Missionary Society. The model is made up in four parts and shows the construction of a typical Sri Lankan capital or pillar top. The two crossing brackets fit together and would support beams above the pillar. The model includes detailed carving of the common lotus pendant decoration on the capital. |
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| Accession number | IM.34:1 to 4-1934 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2003 |
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