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Davenport desks are ingenious and practical furniture pieces that were supposedly named after a certain Captain Davenport who, as history recalls, commissioned a London cabinetmaker (around 1790) to craft the first piece. There are, of course, no records of any of this happening or if this Captain Davenport was a member of the British Army or Royal Navy. This form of desk was very much in vogue during the 19th century.
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Most units have a bank of drawers on one side (usually at the back) of the pedestal base which is sometimes covered by a flat panel. An inclined desktop that lifts up is attached with hinges to the back of the unit with a place inside for accessories such as letters, paper, pens and stamps. Many designs also have small drawers and cubby-holes for stashing whatever came to hand. The desk was usually built upon stout and squat legs due to the weight of papers and books that were usually stored inside the drawers.
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