Lap Writing Box
Object NameLap Writing Box
MediumWood
Dimensions5 1/2 × 15 × 10 1/2 in. (14 × 38.1 × 26.7 cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Pierre Robinson. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number73.13.1
Status
Not on viewCollections
Label TextLetters were the main source of communication between friends and family, therefore the writing desk was very important. Through the letters and journals of people of the Victorian era, we have discovered information regarding daily rituals and routines.
