Lap desk with original brass handles and ebonized trim, 19 3/4" x 14" x 6"--note the front panel falls down as an extra compartment for storage of letters. Circa 1820.
Having tambour lid opening to a fited interior with pull out writing slide above three drawers and having crossbanded top and sides. 18 3/4" wide, 13" deep and 15" high.