Front and back views of brass pulls marked "S. Parker," with a close-up of the name of the back of one of the pulls. Very few pulls were marked and the origin of these has not been positively established. A brass founder named S. Parker did work in the Philadelphia area in the eighteenth century. Courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg
Brass furniture pull with close-up of the name of the back of one of the pulls. Very few pulls were marked and the origin of these has not been positively established. A brass founder named S. Parker did work in the Philadelphia area in the eighteenth century. Courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg
Types of hardware used on early American Furniture, from Late XVII - Early XIX Century Century. Courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art. (2 copies - 1 - 8" x 10"; 1 - 4" x 5"
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Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. This photograph may not be reproduced in any medium, including television, without specific written permission from the Secretary of the Museum. When permission for publication has been granted, the reproduction should be accompanied by the following credit line: Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
