What is an American chest-on-chest?

• A. Lowboy
• B. Tallboy
• C. Sideboard
• D. Chest-on-Chest

Answer: (B)

An American chest-on-chest is a tall storage piece built in two sections: a lower chest of drawers beneath an upper chest, forming a vertical, two-part cabinet. In American furniture history, this stacked construction is most commonly referred to as a tallboy (also seen as highboy in some contexts). The defining idea is the height and the two-part arrangement, which distinguishes it from a lowboy—a short, wide dresser on relatively short legs—and from a sideboard, which is long and low and used in dining rooms. The term chest-on-chest describes the two-part build, but the standard label collectors and catalogs use for that form is tallboy, making it the best answer.