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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21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pottery
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century North American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
2010s Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Clay
Late 18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
17th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gesso, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century European Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1930s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1970s Unknown Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Late 18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gesso, Wood, Paint
1930s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gold Leaf
18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century European Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Glass, Wood, Paper
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
2010s Peruvian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Alpaca
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Romanian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
Late 18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
2010s European Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paint
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
1950s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Early 2000s Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather
19th Century Portuguese Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Rosewood
1970s Unknown Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Velvet, Wood
1970s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Marble
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
1920s European Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Bronze
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Tin
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass, Enamel
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Hardwood
1990s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Textile, Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
2010s Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Clay, Terracotta
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Glass, Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paint
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
1930s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut