Furniture Style Glossary: Hardware

Hardware

Yellowish metal made from copper and zinc. Associated with the following furniture styles: Jacobean William and Mary Queen Anne Colonial Georgian Chippendale Robert Adam Hepplewhite Federal Sheraton Duncan Phyfe American Empire Art Nouveau

Grayish-white metal made from chromium. Associated with the following furniture styles: Art Nouveau

Transparent to translucent glass. Associated with the following furniture styles: Duncan Phyfe American Empire Victorian

Grayish-brown metal with a dull finish. Associated with the following furniture styles: Jacobean Early American William and Mary Colonial Pennsylvania Dutch Robert Adam Arts and Craft

Animal hide, used in strips as pulls. Associated with the following furniture styles: Early American Colonial

Gray-white metal, that can be highly polished. Associated with the following furniture styles: William and Mary Robert Adam

Various types of wood, carved or turned. Associated with the following furniture styles: Early American Colonial Pennsylvania Dutch Chippendale Hepplewhite American Empire Shaker Victorian Scandinavian Contemporary