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Furniture Glossary: Drawer Pull

Drawer Pull

Bat Wing Plate with Bail Drawer Pull

Bat shaped solid or pierced cast brass back plate with bail handle. The size of the back plate varies from 2.75 to 4.5 inches wide by 2 to 3.25 inches high.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Queen Anne
• Colonial
• Georgian
• Chippendale

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Brass Knob Drawer Pull

Mushroom-shaped brass knob.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Jacobean
• Chippendale
• Federal
• Sheraton
• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
• American Empire

Carved Wood, Ornate Drawer Pull

Carved wood handle, often in the shape of fruit or leaves. The size varies from 4 to 7 inches wide.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Victorian

Carved Wood, Simple Drawer Pull

Simple carved handle of wood.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Early American
• Colonial

Glass Knob Drawer Pull

Mushroom- shaped or round pressed glass knob, often clear or iridescent.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
• American Empire
• Victorian

Lion Head Ring Drawer Pull

Lion head with ring pull attached through mouth, usually in brass.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation

Loop Handle Drawer Pull

Bail handle without a back plate, 3.5 to 4.5 inches wide.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Chippendale
• Hepplewhite
• Federal
• American Empire

Oval Stamped Brass Back Plate with Bail Drawer Pull

Oval back plate of stamped brass with conforming handle. The size varies from 3 to 4 inches wide by 2 to 2.5 inches high.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Robert Adam
• Hepplewhite
• Federal
• Sheraton
• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation
• American Empire

Rectangular Plate with Bail Drawer Pull

Rectangular back plate of solid stamped brass, often with canted corners and an oval bail handle. The size varies from 3 to 4 inches wide by 2 to 2.5 inches high.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Federal
• Sheraton
• American Empire
• Arts and Craft
• Art Noveau

Ring Drawer Pull

Simple round brass ring pull without a back plate.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Arts and Craft

Ring Pull with Round Back Plate

Ring pull attached by a knob to a circular back plate.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• William and Mary
• Queen Anne

Rosette Knob Drawer Pull

Round 2-inch knob in the shape of a flower, usually in brass or glass.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• American Empire
• Victorian

Tear Drop Drawer Pull

Mushroom-shaped wooden knob, often 1 inch high and 1.5 to 2.5 inches in diameter.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Jacobean
• Early American

Turned Wooden Knob Drawer Pull

Elongated, turned wooden knob, often 3 inches long and 1.25 inches in diameter.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Early American
• William and Mary
• Queen Anne
• Colonial
• Pennsylvania Dutch

Wooden Mushroom-Shaped Knob Drawer Pull

Mushroom-shaped wooden knob, often 1 inch high and 1.5 to 2.5 inches in diameter.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Early American
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Hepplewhite
• Sheraton
• American Empire
• Shaker
• Victorian
• Arts and Craft
• Scandinavian Contemporary