MISSION OAK FURNITURE
"Mission
Oak" (1900-1925) is a word that describes a style or period
of furniture. Unlike, Chippendale (1750-1780), Empire (1815-1850),
or Victorian (1860-1900), titles that do nothing but confuse, the
name itself tells you something about the furniture.
It's primarily constructed of oak, and its design is
inspired by the Spanish Mission interiors of the American Southwest-furniture
that revived Medieval function and caliginous color. The rectilinear
style, strong construction, exposed mortise and tenon joints, and
simple straight lines of Mission furniture has been called severe.
It has also been called the first truly modern style of American
furniture.
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