5 3/4" wide, 4" x 4.5" high. Has escutcheon not in photo. Yellow paint with faux grained oval reserve on top. Circa 1790-1820 and probably Continental.
Lap desk with original brass handles and ebonized trim, 19 3/4" x 14" x 6"--note the front panel falls down as an extra compartment for storage of letters. Circa 1820.