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The first American lowboys, date from the William and Mary period, and it seems probable, that like dressing tables, they were meant to provide a place where toiletries could be stored and applied. By the Queen Anne period, graceful cabriole legs supported the weight of the table. Chippendale examples are more lavishly decorated with intricate carving and bold claw-and-ball feet. In both the Queen Anne and Chippendale period portable dressing mirrors were probably placed on top of the lowboy.
By the beginning of the Federal period, what has come to be called the dressing table took the place of the lowboy. Federal dressing tables are small and rectangular and often have a kneehole. Like lowboys, many of these Federal dressing tables have a plain falt top.
By the late Federal period, the dressing table often included a permanently attached mirror. This form was immensely popular and continued trhoughout the Victorian period and into the 20th Century.
A dresser is a high or low chest of drawers with a permanently attached mirror. Dressers first appeared in the Empire period and were perhaps the most popular during the Victorian era. Early Victorian examples in mahogany, rosewood, or walnut were made in many revival styles, especially Rococo and Renaissance.
Typically these revivial pieces have a large, shaped mirror, which is elaborately carved and turned, and many have marble tops. By the turn of the century oak was the preferred wood. In the 20th century Mission style oak dressers are characterized by their simple lines and sturdy construction.
