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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.
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
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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 |
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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 |
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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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William and Mary Lowboy
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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