Furniture Glossary: Drawer Pull

Drawer Pull

Bat-shaped solid or pierced cast brass back plate with a 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

Mushroom-shaped brass knob. Associated with the following furniture styles: Jacobean Chippendale Federal Duncal Phyfe American Empire

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

Simple carved handle of wood. Associated with the following furniture styles: Early American Colonial

Mushroom-shaped or round pressed glass knob, often clear or iridescent. Associated with the following furniture styles: Duncan Phyfe Adaptation American Empire Victorian

Lion's head with ring pull attached through mouth, usually in brass. Associated with the following furniture styles: Sheraton Duncan Phyfe Adaptation

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 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 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 Nouveau

Simple round brass ring pull without a back plate. Associated with the following furniture styles: Arts and Craft

Ring pull attached by a knob to a circular back plate. Associated with the following furniture styles: William and Mary Queen Anne

Round 2-inch knob in the shape of a flower, usually in brass or glass. Associated with the following furniture styles: Sheraton American Empire Victorian

Tear-drop shaped pull attached by a knob to a back plate. The back plate is usually circular, oval, or diamond shaped. Associated with the following furniture styles: Jacobean Early American William and Mary

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 Colonial Pennsylvania Dutch

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 American Empire Shaker Victorian Arts and Craft Scandinavian Contemporary