Lowboy

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<p>Lowboys and tallboys were favorite pieces of the 18th century, both in <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a> and in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>; the lowboy was most frequently used as a dressing-table, but sometimes as a <a href="/facts/End_table/y70WBV4F">side-table</a>. It is usually made of <a href="/facts/Oak/1NJJzkzB">oak</a>, <a href="/facts/Walnut/lEkDbm8N">walnut</a> or <a href="/facts/Mahogany/dTrTanrn">mahogany</a>, with the drawer-fronts mounted with brass pulls and <a href="/facts/Escutcheon_(furniture)/Y5a7AIc2">escutcheons</a>. The more elegant examples in the <a href="/facts/Queen_Anne_style_furniture/T1BGzAv0">Queen Anne</a>, early <a href="/facts/Georgian_period_in_British_history/mJ524Wsr">Georgian</a>, and <a href="/facts/Thomas_Chippendale/bwpj4zrD">Chippendale</a> styles often have <a href="/facts/Cabriole_leg/bcP0hJBN">cabriole legs</a>, carved knees, and slipper or claw-and-ball feet. The fronts of some examples also are sculpted with the scallop-shell motif beneath the center drawer.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>
</p><p>Another term for a dressing table equipped with mirrors is <i>vanity</i> and is used to apply makeup and other fashion accessories.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Chest_of_drawers/lqRhfPmT">Chest of drawers</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Commode/0D95EddB">Commode</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_desk_forms_and_types/T0DXqbng">List of desk forms and types</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Sideboard/Edaqstln">Sideboard</a></li></ul>
<h2 id="citations">Citations</h2>

<h2 id="general-and-cited-references">General and cited references</h2>
<ul><li>Campbell, Gordon (2006). <i>The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts: (Two-volume Set)</i>. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. pp. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=i3Od9bcGus0C&pg=PA61">61</a>, <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=i3Od9bcGus0C&pg=PA331">331</a>, <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=i3Od9bcGus0C&pg=PA479">479</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 9780195189483.</li>
<li>Loomis IV, Frank Farmer (2011). <i>Antiques 101: A Crash Course in Everything Antique</i> (2 ed.). Krause Publications. p. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=vb9zFFCFWtQC&pg=PA59">59</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 9781440227387.</li>
<li>Gloag, John (1952). <i>A Short Dictionary Of Furniture</i>. Read Books Ltd. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1-4474-9772-1. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1099027952">1099027952</a>. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)</li></ul>
Attribution
<ul><li> This article incorporates text from a publication now in the <a href="/facts/Public_domain/YWKMDKw4">public domain</a>: <a href="/facts/Hugh_Chisholm/2vWblUBe">Chisholm, Hugh</a>, ed. (1911). "Lowboy". <i><a href="/facts/Encyclop%25C3%25A6dia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition/mPElbCRY">Encyclopædia Britannica</a></i>. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 72.</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120820033846/http://dhub-bcn.cat/coleccions/tocadors/index.html">Dressing Tables</a> collection at the <a href="/facts/Disseny_Hub_Barcelona/aXYSsttz">Disseny Hub Barcelona</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Lowboy is a "collectors term for a dressing table made in 18th century America often with a matching highboy (Campbell 2006, pp. 61, 479)". <a href="/wiki/Highboy" target="_blank">/wiki/Highboy</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Gloag 1952, Lowboy. - Gloag, John (1952). A Short Dictionary Of Furniture. Read Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4474-9772-1. OCLC 1099027952. <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1099027952" target="_blank">https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1099027952</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Loomis IV 2011, p. 59. - Loomis IV, Frank Farmer (2011). Antiques 101: A Crash Course in Everything Antique (2 ed.). Krause Publications. p. 59. ISBN 9781440227387. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=vb9zFFCFWtQC&pg=PA59" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=vb9zFFCFWtQC&pg=PA59</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Chisholm 1911, p. 17. - Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lowboy". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 72. <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>Chisholm 1911, p. 17. - Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lowboy". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 72. <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>Campbell 2006, pp. 331. - Campbell, Gordon (2006). The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts: (Two-volume Set). Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. pp. 61, 331, 479. ISBN 9780195189483. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=i3Od9bcGus0C&pg=PA61" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=i3Od9bcGus0C&pg=PA61</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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