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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 67975, member: 37&quot;]The stretchers are the cross pieces that tie the legs together.&nbsp; Note that on yours and the modern copy, they are flat on the back side.&nbsp; On the museum example, they are carved all the way around.&nbsp; Having looked at a lot of antique chairs, I find that such lack of attention to detail is a fairly modern thing, leading me to the conclusion that your chair is most likely an old reproduction.&nbsp; The fact that the modern copy is virtually identical, reinforces this idea.&nbsp; The use of oak for your chair also points to more modern production.&nbsp; I would expect a period example to be in walnut, mahogany, or other more precious hardwood unless originally gilded.&nbsp; Even then, oak would not be the wood of choice.&nbsp; This chair may have been in production a very long time or is a copy of a known example.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know how much you read about the chair in the museum link.&nbsp; There is both a short and long description with a lot of information about such chairs.&nbsp; There is also information about this particular example and the restoration of it.&nbsp; Fascinating stuff! (At least to me)&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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