Lectern
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mahogany
Measurements
380 x 510 mm
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287587
Summary
A rectangular mahogany reading stand which folds flat. The outer frame, which always lies flat, has an inner frame fitted along its inside edge, both frames have scalloped shaped tops. The inner frame has a horizontal bar across the middle, from which hangs the stand, which fits into rachets along the inside edge of the outer frame. At the bottom of the inner frame is the ledge on which to stand the book.