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Lowboys

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Goddard Lowboy

Open-talon, overcut ball and claw front feet (optional on all four) and a Newport shell with palmette center. Ample size by Newport standards.lowboy lg goddard foot.jpg (43905 bytes)

mahogany,
35½"w, 31"h, 22½"d
ref. Moses p.260

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NRF Slipper-Foot Lowboy

An early Townsend design, with four slipper feet, large incised Newport shell with flat center rosette, dovetailed case construction. Replicated from the original at the Whitehorne House Museum.

mahogany, 34"w, 30½"h, 22"d
ref. Sack p. 211, Moses p. 41

Scalloped-Top Lowboy

A design from the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts with a boldly scalloped top and apron and a deep fan carving on the center drawer. The cover piece on Greene's American Furniture of the 18th Century.

cherry, 31"h, 38"w, 23"d
ref. Greene, dust jacket cover

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John Townsend Lowboy

Slipper feet, Townsend shell with fleur-de-lis center, dovetailed case construction.  One of the Master Craftsmen of Newport Series.

mahogany, 34"w, 31"h, 22½"d

Goddard Lowboy

Goddard of petite proportions with ball and claw front feet (optional on all four), pad feet in the rear, molding on the underside of top, dovetailed case construction. 

mahogany, 33"w, 30"h,  21"d
ref. Moses p.208

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Boston Block-Front Lowboy

Block-front case and top with bookmatched walnut burl surfaces with cross-banded edges and   checkerboard string inlays.

walnut, walnut veneers, holly, ebony, 34½"w, 30"h, 22"d

ref. Sack p. 207

Connecticut Lowboy

A simple, but refined Connecticut pad-footed lowboy design with gently scrolled aprons and a well-proportioned fan carving on the center drawer.

cherry or maple, 34"w, 31"h, 20"d

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A Boston area lowboy design with trumpet-turned legs, available in japanned, ebonized (shown), or in traditional finishes

maple, 34"w, 30½"h, 21½"d

ref. Fairbanks & Bates p. 131

Goddard Lowboy

A Goddard lowboy with carved knees, ball and claw front feet (four are optional), removable legs, and more stout proportions than that shown above.  

mahogany, 34½" w, 32"h, 22"d

ref. Moses p. 223

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All measurements are maximum sizes, including finials, moldings,
and feet, and are rounded up to the next half-inch.
References indicate similar published pieces for comparison or study.
See Bibliography for complete reference book information.

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