Nye, Alvan Crocker · New York, W. T. Comstock · leaf 26
Stretchers are sometimes used for sesthetic reasons when not neededto stiffen the support. Tables having legs like Xos. 7 and 8, Plate II.,do not look well without stretchers; the baluster forms of the turn-ings and the heavy foot of each leg seeming to demand a frameworkbinding the supports…
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