formed of stained dark wood panels (some damage to the beading), the bow compartment with nine hooks on the upper third and five further hooks beneath (some modern replacements), original hinges and locks (some damage to the lock and some replacement screws), the arrow compartment with hinged lid, sliding drawer and panel, holes to hold eighty-four arrows (some staining and some damage to one panel tenon), 201.2 cm high

A variety of Ascham cabinet designs are known from the 19th century. One such design is described below by the novelist and archer Maurice Thompson in 1879.

'One of the most pleasing articles of furniture for a hall is the archer's ascham, so called in honor of Roger Ascham, one of the earliest writers on bow - shooting. It may be decorated with the richest carving, or it may be a mere box of walnut, cedar, or pine. In any style it is the general armory of the bowman. It should be six feet and a half high, two or more feet broad, and one foot deep; arranged in general like a cupboard with a panelled door. Inside there should be a shelf eighteen inches from the bottom, through which holes are made for the bows and arrows to stand in. On the walls inside, hooks should be arranged upon which to hang the belt and quiver, the bracer and gloves, and, in fact, everything be-longing to archery tackle.' (Thompson, 1879).