Davenport
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1840
Materials
Rosewood, leather, brass
Measurements
85 x 53.5 x 48.5 cm
Place of origin
England
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Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 791078
Summary
A rosewood Davenport, English, circa 1840. The hinged slope with tooled leather surface and fitted interior of two drawers, with a three quarter brass gallery above, at the side a small drawer for pens and ink, with a panelled front and four drawers to one side below a leather-lined slide, the opposing side with dummy drawers below a similar slide, standing on bun feet.
Provenance
Part of the Hussey collection. The contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 2006 by Mrs. Elizabeth Hussey.