School desk
Category
Education objects
Date
circa 1800 - circa 1899
Materials
Wood and iron
Measurements
1030 mm (length); 790 mm (width); 677 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665320
Summary
A pair of joined wooden 19th century school desks to seat two children. Two pairs of iron legs are joined to two corresponding flat metal bases. The tops of the legs are screwed and bolted onto the desk and the corresponding hinged seat forming a single unit. On the front of each desk are two narrow furrows for holding pencils and two brass inkwells with sliding brass covers. Each desk has a hinged lid.
Marks and inscriptions
On the legs and the feet of the desk: 'PATENT NO. 688600'