Design for Wooden Desk 1841 - 1884

This detailed pencil drawing, "Design for Wooden Desk", created by the design firm Charles Hindley and Sons between 1841 and 1884, depicts a grand desk with intricate carvings. The desk features a central drawer section flanked by two elaborate cabinets, each adorned with a central carved panel. This drawing, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, provides a glimpse into the firm’s design process and the meticulous attention to detail that characterized their work in the Victorian era.