Morse, Frances Clary · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 44
s,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 drawer frontby a looped wire, the endsof which pass… … Illustration 10. 11 Furniture of 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 fastenedinto bolts whichscrew into thedrawer. LettersD, E,…
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