Which term best describes a high chest with broken pediments in the description?

Which term best describes a high chest with broken pediments in the description?

• A. Armoire
• B. Linenpress
• C. Armour
• D. Highboy

Answer: (D)

A tall chest of drawers is the form described here, specifically a highboy. The defining feature of a highboy is its height and the stacked drawers, often raised on legs, with a decorative crest on top. When that crest is a broken pediment—where the triangular top is interrupted by curves or ornament—it's a classic detail you see on many 18th‑century highboys. So the combination of a high, two‑part drawer chest and a top with a broken pediment makes the term highboy the best fit. Armoire and linenpress describe cabinet forms with doors and shelves rather than a tall, drawer-front piece, and armour is not a furniture term.

A tall chest of drawers is the form described here, specifically a highboy. The defining feature of a highboy is its height and the stacked drawers, often raised on legs, with a decorative crest on top. When that crest is a broken pediment—where the triangular top is interrupted by curves or ornament—it's a classic detail you see on many 18th‑century highboys. So the combination of a high, two‑part drawer chest and a top with a broken pediment makes the term highboy the best fit.

Armoire and linenpress describe cabinet forms with doors and shelves rather than a tall, drawer-front piece, and armour is not a furniture term.