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LOWBOY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of LOWBOY is a chest or side table about three feet (one meter) high with drawers and usually with cabriole legs.
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Lowboy Furniture - Guide to Value, Marks, History - WorthPointLowboys appeared in America during the 18th-century, predominantly as bedroom furniture for storing clothes. Later, lowboys were used as dressing tables.
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A Short History of Chests of Drawers - FineWoodworking**Summary of Lowboys Section:**
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Lowboy - Etymology, Origin & Meaninglowboy(n.) also low-boy, "chest of drawers on short legs," 1891, a hybrid from low (adj.) + French bois "wood" (see bush). Compare highboy.Missing: furniture | Show results with:furniture
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Metropolitan Vanities:The History of the Dressing Table December ...Mar 24, 2014 · The poudreuse in France, and the low boy, Beau Brummel, and shaving table in England served as models for the dressing table. Jean-François ...
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English Furniture, 1660-1714: From Charles II to Queen AnneEnglish Furniture describes the development of fashionable English furniture between the restoration of Charles II in 1660 and the death of Queen Anne in ...Missing: lowboy | Show results with:lowboy
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English Furniture, 1660–1714 - The Chipstone FoundationIn his reconstruction of such developments, Bowett draws largely on bills submitted to wealthy patrons by top tradesmen such as Richard Price, Gerrit Jensen, ...Missing: lowboy | Show results with:lowboy
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[PDF] Furniture of the Pilgrim century, 1620-1720, including colonial ...A THREE-DRAWER Hadley Chest, owned by Mr. Chauncey C. Nash. The only other Hadley chest known with three drawers is in the Deerfield. Museum.<|control11|><|separator|>
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A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK LOWBOY , LATE 17TH CENTURYFree deliveryA William and Mary oak lowboy late 17th century. The three frieze drawers above a shaped apron on turned legs with x-stretcher and bun feet.
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Furniture of the Pilgrim century, 1620-1720 : including colonial ...Furniture of the Pilgrim century, 1620-1720 : including colonial utensils and hardware.
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American Furniture, 1620–1730: The Seventeenth-Century and ...Mar 1, 2010 · The earliest European settlers in America arrived with only the most basic provisions to re-create their material existence. Most brought little ...
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American Furniture, 1730–1790: Queen Anne and Chippendale Styles - The Metropolitan Museum of Art### Summary of Lowboy (Dressing Tables) in Colonial America, 1730–1790
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[PDF] Colonial furniture in AmericaThe American colonies do not seem to have adopted these designs until. Page ... From this time forward the history of furniture can readily be followed from.
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Thomas Chippendale's Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's DirectorMay 1, 2018 · In print, Chippendale's designs spread throughout the British empire, following the routes of the expanding maritime trade and colonization in ...Missing: influence lowboys
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Lowboy - American - The Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe American Wing's ever-evolving collection comprises some 20,000 works by African American, Euro American, Native American, and Latin American artists, ...
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18th Century Queen Anne Lowboy - Cafiero Select HomeThe chest has ample storage space in the form of one full-length drawer above three smaller drawers, each equipped with brass bail pulls. Tall cabriole legs ...
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Queen Anne Lowboy - Jeffrey Tillou Antiques... drawer with three drawers below, the central drawer is fan carved, above a lobed shaped skirt supported by cabriole legs ending on pad feet. Condition ...
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Apron / Skirt / Frieze - Buffalo Architecture and HistoryAn apron, skirt, or frieze is the under-framing connecting legs to the top, or a strip below a table top, or a perpendicular face below the lowest drawer.Missing: bracket | Show results with:bracket
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The Feet on Furniture: Bracket Feet - The Source - WordPress.comMay 31, 2019 · Bracket feet are in the shape of a bracket and feature a straight corner edge and curved inner edge. Bracket feet have been used in English case furniture ...Missing: lowboy frieze skirt apron
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Queen Anne Walnut Lowboy - 16 For Sale on 1stDibs1–4 day delivery 7-day returnsEnglish Queen Anne Walnut Lowboy with Original Brasses & Pad Feet, Circa 1740. $16,500. Located in Lambertville, NJ. A classic American Queen Anne walnut ...
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[PDF] A Concise History of Early American Period Furniture– The highboy was developed with cabriole legs. – Lowboys became popular dining room pieces. Page 45. Artisans of the Valley www ...
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Early American and Colonial Furniture - TEHS - Quarterly ArchivesMar 30, 2012 · The English influence in American furniture making was felt most strongly about 1750. The period from 1620 to 1750 was almost entirely New World ...
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Philadelphia Chippendale Lowboy - Whispering Woodworks• Pinned mortise and tenon and handcut dovetail joinery throughout the piece. ... • All drawers feature handcut dovetails at all four corners - with solid wood ...Missing: frames pine
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Materials for 17th-century Work, a la Follansbee - Lost Art Press BlogApr 25, 2023 · Primary materials were oak (white and red), often riven. Case pieces used Eastern white pine, Atlantic white cedar, and white pine for bottoms/ ...Missing: lowboy hardware
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William & Mary Style - Buffalo Architecture and HistoryThe most important new forms introduced during the period, the highboy and lowboy, clearly illustrate the stylistic change that had taken place: these pieces ...
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Queen Anne Lowboy | Woodworking Project - Woodsmith PlansFree deliveryOver 60 full-color photos and illustrations. Bonus technique articles on making cabriole legs, building dovetailed drawers, and cutting twin tenons. Join ...Missing: structure | Show results with:structure
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Quarter-Sawn White Oak Wood Q & A - DutchCraftersMar 21, 2019 · Quarter-sawn wood is stronger, more stable, and more resistant to cupping, warping, and moisture. A log marked for plain sawing. Plain sawing ...
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How do I prevent home-center wood from warping? - WOOD MagazineFeb 27, 2025 · Begin by choosing boards with as much quartersawn or riftsawn grain [Photos A and B] as possible; they will be more stable. Minimize flatsawn grain.
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William and Mary Style Antique Furniture - The Spruce CraftsJul 1, 2019 · The William and Mary style, also known as early Baroque in museum circles, dates from about 1695 through the mid-1720s.
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[PDF] The practical book of period furniture, treating of furniture of the ...14. Additional characteristic forms of decoration. 64. 15a. Notching. 65. 156. Pear drop. 65. 16. Characteristic mounts. 68. CHAPTER III—William and Mary la ...
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William & Mary Furniture: 1689 - 1725 - BayneBox.comAug 14, 2017 · This style of furniture derives its name from the Dutch William III of Orange and his wife, Mary II, who became joint monarchs of England in 1689.Missing: 1680s | Show results with:1680s
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A GEORGE II WALNUT LOWBOY | Christie'sA WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT, OYSTER VENEER, POSSIBLY OLIVEWOOD BANDED AND INLAID CHEST ON STAND. EstimateGBP 7,000 – GBP 10,000. Price realisedGBP 7,050. Follow.
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English 18th Century William and Mary Style Oyster Veneer Walnut ...English 18th Century William and Mary Style Oyster Veneer Walnut Lowboy with 3 Drawers, Turned Legs and X form Stretcher · Export as PDF · Print Tearsheet.
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Chester County Furniture - The Hunt MagazineDec 23, 2010 · ... rush-seated ladderback armchair, 1750-1780, “probably made in ... Even more dramatic than these pieces is a 1724 William and Mary lowboy ...<|separator|>
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[PDF] The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 53, no. 2 (Fall, 1995)early example, a dressing table, or lowboy, notable for its supremely satisfying propor- tions and rich brown patina, has recently been added to the ...<|separator|>
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[PDF] Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection ...Cabriole leg the most characteristic leg found on Queen Anne and Chippendale furniture; it curves outward at the top with a broad “knee” and then curves ...Missing: lowboy scholarly
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[PDF] The Stature of American Furniture - SquarespaceCase pieces were fashioned into block front, bombe, oxbow or double serpentine and serpentine forms fashioned from the solid with bracket, ogee bracket or claw ...
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AN IMPORTANT EARLY QUEEN ANNE LOWBOY - | Levy GalleriesPhiladelphia Circa 1740. Primary Wood: Mahogany Secondary Woods: Oak, Tulip Poplar, White Cedar. Height: 29 3/8 inches. Width: 33 1/8 inchesMissing: 1730s | Show results with:1730s
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Furniture Glossary - Buffalo Architecture and HistoryThe cabriole leg is also extremely practical; the balance it achieves makes it possible to support heavy pieces of case furniture on slim legs, without the use ...
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Dressing table - American - The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPeriod inventories refer to this type of table as a “chamber,” “dressing,” or “toilet” table, indicating its use in a bedroom for grooming.Missing: lowboy 18th
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Bulletin of the American Philosophical Society Library, new seriesOnly three of the £9-10-0 model were of undesignated wood. The rest were described as from woods other than walnut: mahogany, cedar, cherry and maple. The next ...<|separator|>
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[PDF] A Study of Colonial Life through Probate InventoriesFurniture was clearly an indicator of wealth in colonial times because “the amount and value of one's furnishings visually conveyed economic and social position ...
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The Boston Furniture Industry 1720–1740For Boston's gentry they provided a symbol of status as well as comfort. Feather mattresses weighing up to sixty pounds, curtains with over thirty-five ...
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Lowboy - Regent AntiquesLowboys and tallboys were popular furniture pieces in 18th Century Britain and America, with the lowboy most often used as a dressing-table or a side-table.Missing: 1690s | Show results with:1690s
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18th Century Desks - Antiques Boutique14-day returns18th Century Oak Writing Table Low Boy The Desk stands on neat turned.
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American Queen Anne Lowboy, ex. Israel Sack / Charles K. DavisLot 225: American Queen Anne Lowboy, ex. Israel Sack / Charles K. Davis. SOLD! for $66,000.00. (Note: Prices realized include a ...
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A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT LOWBOY - Christie'sFree deliveryThis form of three-drawer pier-table executed for the bedroom apartments was called a 'dressing table' in the early 18th century, but at the end of the century ...
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Techniques for Restoring and Reviving Antique Furniture - CircaphilesRestoration involves observing period, repairing veneer, rebuilding structure, and using finishes like French polish, wax, and shellac.
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Dendrochronological Dating of Northern Netherlandish Furniture ...Over the last 30 years, more than 70 pieces of furniture from the Rijksmuseum collection (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) have been dated using dendrochronology ...
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Ethan Allen Georgian Court Lowboy Dresser | ChairishIn stock Rating 4.2 (12) A solid cherry Georgian Court lowboy dresser or chest of drawers by Ethan Allen with Queen Anne style cabriole legs.
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Low Dressers - Short Chests of Drawers - IKEA4.5 2K · 2–4 day deliveryA low dresser offers storage space without consuming too much wall space. Explore the IKEA range and choose between different styles today.
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John Keal for Brown Saltman Mid-Century Cane Lowboy - 1stDibsRating 4.7 (42) · 1–4 day delivery · 7-day returnsTogether, they created stunning mid-century modern solid wood furniture with Art Deco influences. Brown Saltman side tables, cocktail tables and credenzas ...