davenport

noun2

1. •
   A large sofa, especially a formal one.

   • He blundered into the living-room, lay on the davenport, hands behind his head. — 1922
2. •
   A writing desk, especially a small one.

   • Then she went into the house, and, sitting down at the davenport in the dining-room, got out a sheet of her best notepaper, and wrote a note to Pamela Dysart in her strong, commercially clear hand. — 1894