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Secondary term

chest, high

URI

https://nomenclature.info/nom/1261 (opens semantic view)

Definition

A tall wooden chest of drawers, generally with seven or more drawers, divided in two sections resting on each other, the bottom one being slightly wider and resting on legs. Used to store clothing.

Definition source(s)

• American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2018. “Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage des objets de musée.” September 1, 2018. https://www.nomenclature.info/.

English

Term (International)

high chest

Inverted term (International)

chest, high

Alternative term(s)

gentleman's chest; gentleman's closet; highboy; tall chest on legs; tallboy

French

Term (International)

chiffonnier à deux corps

Term gender (International)

masculine

Alternative term(s)

commode dite «Highboy»; commode haute; grande commode

Date created

2010-01-01

Date updated

2023-04-20

Bibliographic citation(s)

• Aronson, Joseph. 1975. “Tallboy.” In The Encyclopedia of Furniture, 3rd ed., 438. New York, NY: Crown Publishers.
• Bouzin, Claude. 2000. “Tallboy.” In Dictionnaire du meuble. Paris, FR: Massin.
• Campbell, Gordon. n.d. “Tallboy.” Grove Art Online. Accessed June 13, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T2074140.
• Chisholm, Hugh. n.d. “Tallboy.” In 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed. Vol. 26. Cambridge, EN: University Press. Accessed June 13, 2022. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Tallboy.
• Christie’s. n.d. “The A-Z of Furniture: Terminology to Know When Buying at Auction.” Accessed June 13, 2022. https://www.christies.com/features/The-A-Z-of-furniture-A-glossary-12076-3.aspx.
• Ferment, Claude. 1995. “high chest of drawers / chiffonnier à deux corps.” In Dictionnaire des termes de l’art : anglais-français & français-anglais. Paris, FR: La Maison du dictionnaire.
• Musée canadien de l’histoire. n.d. “commode dite «highboy».” Recherche dans la Collection - Musée canadien de l’histoire. Accessed June 13, 2022. https://www.museedelhistoire.ca/collections/artifact/94238/.
• Porter, John R. 1993. Living in Style : Fine Furniture in Victorian Quebec. Montréal, QC: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
• Stone, Anne, and Edward T. Joy. 1982. Antique Furniture: Baroque, Roccoco, Neoclassical. New York, NY: Exeter Books.
• The J. Paul Getty Trust. n.d. “High Chest of Drawers.” Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online. Accessed June 13, 2022. http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300039072.
• The J. Paul Getty Trust. n.d. “Tallboys (Furniture).” Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online. Accessed June 13, 2022. http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300136596.
• Université Laval. n.d. “Chiffonniers à deux corps.” In Répertoire de vedettes-matière. Université Laval. Accessed June 13, 2022.
• Wikipedia. n.d. “High Chest of Drawers (Indianapolis Museum of Art).” Wikipedia. Accessed June 13, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_chest_of_drawers_(Indianapolis_Museum_of_Art).

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