19th c. Shop Keeper's Table Top Desk c.1850

ABOUT An antique oak slanted shop keeper's table top desk with flip top, four cubbies and one drawer with brass handle. Dovetail joinery construction. Historically used by clerks, schoolmasters, or shopkeepers for writing and record-keeping while standing or sitting at a larger table. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1850-1890. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Pine, Brass. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. No key. DIMENSIONS H 10.25 W 22.5 in. D 19 in. HISTORY Unknown.