Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c33.1

c33.1

During the Agency of Sir John F. Dickson in 1882 an Association of those interested in ancient art work was formed, and supported with the income derived from the annual subscriptions of the members of the Association. The services of the best workmen in silver, brass, and pottery were employed in making articles of Kandyan art and workmanship. The Assistant Government Agent of the Kaccheri, subsequently Mr. H. Nevill, when Fiscal C.O., undertook the supervision of the workmen, and as the object of the Association became more widely known, orders were placed with him, and he arranged for them to be carried out by the workmen in Kandy and Mātale districts.