Large, Brilliantly Painted 1940 Folk Art Tabletop Desk, with Roosters tall copper box and Arts & Crafts era

and Arts & Crafts era craft

I believe dating to the 19th century

and I think it could actually be an African American "fanner

as pictured--minor

It measures 9 1/2" in diameter x 2 1/2" tall

Large, Brilliantly Painted 1940 Folk Art Tabletop Desk, with Roosters tall copper box and Arts & Crafts eraThere are times when I am simply incapable of not buying something, and rationalize that even if no one else falls in love with it, I'll be happy just to keep it for myself. Like this gloriously hand painted desk, signed on the back "To my son, Da Mumma" and dated 1940. It's large to be a lap desk, but would be a handy thing to stash all of one's stuff inside in order to move from table to table, wherever one want might to work, or draw, or paint, and