Which piece is the Highboy?

Which piece is the Highboy?

• A. Lowboy
• B. Sideboard
• C. Highboy
• D. Chest on Chest

Answer: (C)

The highboy is defined by its tall, vertical form: a chest of drawers raised on legs, usually built in two stacked sections—the upper part with many small drawers and a lower part with larger ones. This creates a tall, slender silhouette that reads as a vertical statement in a room. The other pieces have different shapes: a lowboy sits much closer to the floor and is shorter and wider; a sideboard is long and low, meant for dining storage; a chest on chest is literally two chests stacked on top of each other, which can be tall but has a different stacked construction. So the highboy is the tall, legged, two-part chest of drawers.

The highboy is defined by its tall, vertical form: a chest of drawers raised on legs, usually built in two stacked sections—the upper part with many small drawers and a lower part with larger ones. This creates a tall, slender silhouette that reads as a vertical statement in a room. The other pieces have different shapes: a lowboy sits much closer to the floor and is shorter and wider; a sideboard is long and low, meant for dining storage; a chest on chest is literally two chests stacked on top of each other, which can be tall but has a different stacked construction. So the highboy is the tall, legged, two-part chest of drawers.