Portable Writing Desk
Object detail
Accession number
1965.323
Secondary maker and role
Bramah London
Description
Portable writing desk - mid-Victorian - mahogany with brass corner caps, escutcheon and centre plate.
Wooden box with dark wood veneer with brass inlays, handles and lock. There is a drawer in the base of the box. The box hinges open to reveal a writing slope with dark red leather surface and a gold border showing various flora. Along the top edge of the slope are compartments for writing tools/accessories. The top section of the slope folds open to reveal a lockable storage compartment. Brass lock impressed "BRAMAH LONDON". Handwritten on base wooden insert "[U3] / [DEy]".
Wooden box with dark wood veneer with brass inlays, handles and lock. There is a drawer in the base of the box. The box hinges open to reveal a writing slope with dark red leather surface and a gold border showing various flora. Along the top edge of the slope are compartments for writing tools/accessories. The top section of the slope folds open to reveal a lockable storage compartment. Brass lock impressed "BRAMAH LONDON". Handwritten on base wooden insert "[U3] / [DEy]".
Marks
BRAMAH LONDON Impressed
[U3] / [DEy] Hand-written
[U3] / [DEy] Hand-written
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
Portable Writing Desk, 1965.323. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Public comments
Kia ora Nicholas, thank you for your enquiry. The recorded dimensions for this portable writing desk are Height 200mm x Length 500mm x Width 275mm. The box folds open to convert into a sloped writing desk. Although there are compartments at the top of this slope for writing implements etc, there are no contents with the desk.
- MOTAT Curatorial Research posted one year ago.
What is the size of the letter writing box? What is inside?
- Nicholas Martin posted one year ago.