Prayer desk of walnut wood, with drawer and cupboard, which are seperated from one another by a projecting guilloche band. On either side of the drawer is a mask, and on either side of the cupboard is a winged terminal figure. A guilloche border runs round the door of the cupboard. The top of the step lifts up to form a lid.

Construction
The very poor construction, lack of wear, and mix of old (reworked) timber with carved parts of uncertain age, suggests that the piece may have been created in the 19th century, or at least heavily restored at that time. Largely nailed together (with handmade nails) without properly cut joints, and the surfaces characterised by sharp edges and lack of corrosion near nails. The top has been heavily scraped. The back (of old reused walnut, newly sawn) is nailed to sides, with a moulding concealing the joint. The underside consists of nailed up boards of indeterminate age (possibly of elm). The kneeler area is new wood; the skirt moulding could be old but has been newly mitred. Internally, the shelves appear to be of old timber, replaned (which has revealed worm holes). The top guilloche moulding looks new, while the front stiles lack clear fixings to the sides (and were perhaps fixed with glue). The drawer is nailed together and roughly made, using (in part) old, recut timber. Inside are manuscript bills dated 1801/1819 which have been pasted onto the wood.