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