Common Catalog Abbreviations
a.k.a. AM asst attr bbl b.w. C ca cal Chipp c.i. dec dia d.f. d.l. dr d.r. ea e.g. emb Emp Eng engr ex Fed fr Fr ftd Ger grad h (or H) Hep hd hp i.e. illus ind int irid l (or L) lg lim ed litho lt mah mbl mop m.t |
also known as American assorted attributed to barre black walnut century circa caliber Chippendale cast iron decorated diamete drop front drop leaf drawer dining room early for example embossed Empire English engraved excellent Federal frame French footed Germany graduated high Hepplewhit handle hand-painted that is illustrated individual interio iridescent length larg limited edition lithograph light mahogany marble mother of pearl marble top |
NE n.p orig o/b o/c o/g o/l o/p pat pc ped pkg porc pt ptg re rect ref rpl rp rpt rest ret s/ s&p sgn Sher sm sp sq std str ster SW s/s sz tbl uph v.g Vict w (or W) w.g. w.i w/ w/c w/o y.g. |
New England nickel plated original oil on board oil on canvas oil on glass overlay oil on porcelain patented piece pedestal package porcelain point painting regarding rectangular refinished replaced repaired repainted restored reticulated signed salt & pepper signed Sheraton small silver plated square standard straight sterling Southwest stainless steel size table upholstered very good Victorian width white gold wrought iron with watercolor without yellow gold |