It appears to be chair used by a Mohel (the official who circumcises a Jewish male usually on the 8th day after his birth. More elaborately decorated chairs used at the :Bris” carry the appellation, :Elijah’s Chair. This smaller unadorned version was carried by the Mohel to the location of a “Bris’ and was used for the Sandek (honored person who holds the baby during the procedure) as as a seat when no other appropriate chair was available. The ritual tools and medical supplies were store in a drawer below the seat.