Spanish Colonial Furniture
After the conquest of Mexico in 1521 and the Philippines in 1565, Spain dictated a global culture. The colonization of territories in the Americas, Western Europe, Africa, Oceania and the Pacific imposed the values of Spain, including Catholicism, while the extraction of resources reinforced the empire’s wealth and power. Unlike many styles that came out of European colonialism, such as British Colonial, Spanish Colonial furniture and architecture frequently mixed local heritage with the artistic traditions of Spain.
Spanish Colonial furniture was informed by the shifting styles of Europe as well as Indigenous culture. There were Inca tapestries depicting Spanish coats of arms and Baroque chairs adorned with tropical flora. The butaca, a low easy chair popular in the Caribbean, was inspired by Rococo’s curving forms and the shape of precolonial seating. In New Mexico, Pueblo artisans carved chests with patterns reminiscent of Anasazi art.
Even within the homes of the wealthy, furniture was usually restricted to necessities like benches, desks, cupboards and chests. These were often ornately designed and especially important for storing prized goods like textiles. Spanish Colonial houses were built with adobe and clay and tended to be minimally decorated, so the style’s heavily carved wooden furniture pieces stood out against a home’s white stucco walls.
The Spanish Colonial period mostly came to an end after the territories achieved independence from Spain. However, its aesthetics continued to influence Southwestern style and Spanish Colonial Revival style after Spanish Colonial style was used extensively at San Diego’s 1915 Panama-California Exposition.
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Early 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron, Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
Late 20th Century Romanian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Late 20th Century South American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Terracotta, Paint
19th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Rope, Wood
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
17th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Angora
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Marble
20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
2010s Nepalese Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paint
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Indian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Angora
20th Century English Spanish Colonial Furniture
Granite
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Copper
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
2010s Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cotton
Late 20th Century Chinese Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Marble, Iron
Early 20th Century European Spanish Colonial Furniture
Clay
Early 20th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Early 2000s Nepalese Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Persian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Persian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
1980s Italian Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Bamboo
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Clay
20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Persian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century European Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine