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Backplates (finish hardware)

Scope note

Plates that serve as mounts for knobs or pulls and intervene between them and the cabinetry to which they are attached. DITTRI

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300033320

Broader Terms used

escutcheons (hardware)

Term used for

back-plates

Equivalent Terms used

backplate (finish hardware)

Created

13yrs ago

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