Writing Desk Tote Bag

Reading Room Collection · Fountain pens, inkwells, sealed envelopes and brass keys

Everything on a letter-writer's desk

For anyone who still sends proper cards and keeps a good pen in her handbag, this tote is a small tribute to the art of correspondence. It is neat, charming and full of tiny details. It makes a thoughtful gift for a writer or journal keeper.

The print

A tidy all-over repeat of fountain pens, glass inkwells, blank envelopes sealed with red wax, antique brass keys, quill feathers and pressed rosebuds is scattered across a cream ground. The illustration is crisp, in ink navy, brass gold and dusky rose. Navy handles pick up the ink.

The bag

Every Marlowthorn tote shares this same size and build, so you can choose by the artwork alone. Measurements and more are on our Size Guide.

What fits

• A laptop (most up to about 15 in) with its charger
• A small grocery shop, or five or six library hardbacks
• Keys, phone and glasses in the inner slip pocket

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