Whose chairs are these?

I did a quick research session when I began wondering why we monogram things - I just put big, fat "Z"s on my dining room chairs, not because I want to make sure guests know those are my chairs, but because a monogram has come to signify taste and class. But, alas, my wiki research says the 17th century masses started monogramming things because monarchs did. All of us Southern monogram-addicts are a sham! Apparently we're just trying to appear regal and tasteful. Come to think of it, when we say something is "classy," we're deeming it acceptable because someone in a crown likes it. Oh well, won't keep me from put Z's on anything and everything. But I do love the idea of a monogram on a chair back, it's the unexpected things that we notice and remember.