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  2. Davenport desk - Wikipedia

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    Davenport desks of the 19th century had a variety of different leg designs. [2] The desk shape is distinctive; its top part resembles an antique school desk while the bottom is like one of the two drawer-pedestals of a pedestal desk turned sideways. The addition of the two legs in front completes the odd effect.

  3. Plantation desk - Wikipedia

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    A Plantation desk is an antique desk form. It is thought to have been originally used as a mail desk by postmen. The form is known to have been used on Southern plantations in the United States, but it is not limited to them. For some time communities of Shakers in New England built a large version of this form of desk. It was quite popular in ...

  4. Butler's desk - Wikipedia

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    An early 19th century southern pine butler's desk from North Carolina.. In England, the butler's desk, a piece of furniture designed for those in service to fine houses to keep documents and records, was eminently practical and based on the ever-growing needs of an increasingly literate group of persons in service.

  5. List of desk forms and types - Wikipedia

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    A Directory of Antique Furniture: The Authentic Classification of European and American Designs. New York: Bonanza Books, 1988. New York: Bonanza Books, 1988. Moser, Thomas.

  6. Amish furniture - Wikipedia

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    Amish furniture first gained attention in the 1920s, when early American folk art was "discovered", and dealers and historians placed great value upon the beauty and quality of the pieces. Many different styles of Amish furniture emerged. [1] The Jonestown School began in the late 18th century in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The Jonestown ...

  7. Wooton desk - Wikipedia

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    However, the armoire desk is even larger than the Wooton, and despite the use of rich veneers by some makers, is a much more practical piece of furniture. The Wooton secretary desk rests on a four-legged quadruped support equipped with casters. The main body of the desk is filled with dozens of small drawers and nooks for papers and small objects.

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