Travelling desk, used by Captain Henry Hay, 1875 (c)

Rosewood knee hole travelling desk almost identical to known examples made by Ross and Company, Dublin, Ireland, but missing its maker's plaque inside the central drawer.

Gold embossed leather top; a single central drawer above the knee hole compartment with two handles; two drawers on either side with brass locks and handles. The desk has simply carved, detachable legs, on castors. The desk, when dismantled, is stored in a chest marked to 'Capn. H Hay Kurrachee'.

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Hay (1849-1899) was born on 31 May 1849. He served with the 100th (or Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot and the 17th (The Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot before transferring to the Bombay Army as a lieutenant in 1872. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 1880 and major in 1888. He later became a lieutenant-colonel, serving with the 1st (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bombay Lancers. He died in 1899.