Portable Wooden Writing Desk, c.1885

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Portable Wooden Writing Desk, c.1885
Portable Wooden Writing Desk, c.1885
Portable Wooden Writing Desk, c.1885
Portable Wooden Writing Desk, c.1885
Portable Wooden Writing Desk, c.1885
Portable Wooden Writing Desk, c.1885
Artifact/Collection Number: 
AC 2002.2_1
Location: 
Shelf 32 Box 3

A small portable wooden writting desk with a lock, keys and an ink well. The inside flaps fold up to reveal a small storage space underneath and there is a small box with a lid to store pens. This object belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887. 

Decade: 
1880-1889
Origin: 
Gift of Enid Straw, 1968 and 1975
People: 
Longsdorff, Zatae
Subject: 
writing desk
Format: 
Miscellaneous
Exhibits: 
2016 - Notable Dickinsonians