LOWBOY  , a small table with one or two rows of drawers, so called in contradistinction to the

tallboy, or double chest of drawers . Both were favourite pieces of the 18th century, both in England and America; the lowboy was most frequently used as a dressing-table, but sometimes as a side-table . It is usually made of oak, walnut or mahogany, with brass handles and escutcheons . The more elegant examples of the Chippendale period have cabriole legs, claw-and-ball feet and carved knees, and are sometimes sculptured with the favourite shell motive beneath the centre drawer .