Binkie has been in the Davenport family, probably since the 1930s or 1940s. Binkie lived at Ivydene, Lewis and Wynne Davenport’s family home. The photograph shows him sitting on the piano (which came from Maskelyne’s) at Ivydene in 1971 when Wynne Davenport was playing the piano for a young Roy Davenport in the drawing room. Binkie’s arms and legs are jointed and, in his youth, he used to growl. As a young child John Davenport was frightened of him – he was too loud and scary!
These shapes were found at Ivydene, the Davenport family home. They clearly came as a set because they were originally stored in a shallow black box, now lost, which was partitioned so that one shape could be kept away from neighbouring shapes to avoid damage. Their purpose is not clear but one possibility is that they were used for artists to develop skills in drawing shapes and reflections.
This came from Ivydene, the Davenport family home, and is therefore considered to be an association piece of the Davenport family. Today it houses items from the Davenport Collection.
This came from Ivydene, the Davenport family home, and is therefore considered to be an association piece of the Davenport family. The glass front of each compartment hinges forward at the top, and then backwards, much like a typical library bookcase. Today it houses items from the Davenport Collection.
This came from Ivydene, the Davenport family home, and is therefore considered to be an association piece of the Davenport family. The glass front of each compartment hinges forward at the top, and then backwards, much like a typical library bookcase. Today it houses items from the Davenport Collection.
This came from Ivydene, the Davenport family home, and is therefore considered to be an association piece of the Davenport family. Today it houses items from the Davenport Collection.
This came from the dining room at Ivydene, the Davenport family home, and is therefore considered to be an association piece of the Davenport family. Today it houses items from the Davenport Collection.
This came from Ivydene, the Davenport family home, and is therefore considered to be an association piece of the Davenport family. The glass front of each compartment hinges forward at the top, and then backwards, much like a typical library bookcase. Today it houses items from the Davenport Collection.
This came from Ivydene, the Davenport family home, and is therefore considered to be an association piece of the Davenport family. The glass front of each compartment hinges forward at the top, and then backwards, much like a typical library bookcase. Today it houses items from the Davenport Collection.