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furnishings components
furniture components
supports
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stretchers
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cross stretchers
saltire stretchers
Scope note
Horizontal members connecting and supporting the legs of furniture in an X-form. This form is of Italian origin, often having a scrolled or serpentine figure with a finial in the center. Introduced into England toward the end of the 17th century.
UF
arched stretchers
UF
hooped stretchers
UF
rising stretchers
UF
saltier stretcher
UF
saltire stretcher
UF
stretchers, arched
UF
stretchers, hooped
UF
stretchers, rising
UF
stretchers, saltire
BT
cross stretchers
300041232
saltire stretchers
Castellano
travesaños de aspa
Català
travesser d'aspa
Date of creation: 06-May-2024
Accepted term: 06-May-2024
BS8723-5
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MADS
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