Hispanic artwork In the late 18th and early 19th centuries it was very expensive to ship furniture to New Mexico. Hispanic carpenters built, with great artistry, cajas (storage chests), harineros (grain chests), trasteros (kitchen cupboards) and other furniture. The work was generally carved and painted brightly.
hispaniC artworK in ThE lATe 18th AnD EarlY 19Th Centuries it wAS very expensIve To ship Furniture tO nEW mExico. hiSPaNic CarpENters buiLT, WiTH gReat artisTry, cAJas (StoraGE cHEsts), HarinEROS (gRAIn cHeSts), tRasteroS (kITCheN cUpbOarDs) aNd oThER FuRnItUre. THe Work was generally CarvED aND PAinTEd briGHtlY.