writing box (alternative)

Portable wooden roll-top writing desk.

The desk is made from wood and brass. It has an arched shaped body with a flat bottom. The desk has a drawer at the bottom that, when pulled open, opens the rolling top exposing the stationary organiser shelves. Inside the drawer is a wooden pen rest and two miscellaneous wooden pieces. The sides of the desk top has 2 brass handles, and the drawer has a brass handle with a key hole at the centre of the handle.

1995x2.601 (temporary accession number)

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