tallboy

tallboy is a chest of drawers.

Also recorded as high chest; high chest of drawers; gentleman's chest; gentleman's closet; highboy; tall chest on legs.

Overview

Catalogue entries for furniture state timber, construction, later restoration and dimensions. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

type of furniture with drawers

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Tallboy (furniture)”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q7680090: tallboy
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