Butaca

Butaca is the name given to a type of chair created in colonial Venezuela characterized by its low feet and inclined backrest that results in a very comfortable seat. Both design and name derive from putaca [seat], from the Cumanagoto language of the northeastern coast of Venezuela in the Cumaná region. Another term used as early as 1632 in relation to this armchair is butaque. Regardless of spelling, it should not be mistaken with the similar, yet different, Tures, an Indigenous chair from the same region characterized by its X-shaped structure and hammock-like seat, from which the better-known Campeche chair developed. 

The butaca in white upholstery on the right has marquetry decoration similar to that used in the armoire behind it. The green butaca has gold paint applied using stencils, a technique also used in the bureau with mirror displayed on the left.