Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 47
alleda drop handle, was usedupon six-legged high chests,and sometimes upon chests.The drop may be solid orhollowed out in the back.The shape of the plate andescutcheon varies, beinground, diamond, or shieldshaped, cut in curves orpoints upon the edges, andgenerally stamped. It isfastened to the… … Illustration 10. the next style are pon six-legged and The plate of the 22 Furniture o£ the Olden Time handle is of a type somewhat earlier than the es-cutcheon. Both are stamped, and the bail of the handle is fastenedwith looped wires.Letter C showsthe earliest stylesof handles withthe bail…
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