Thomas Day: African American Furniture Maker
Raleigh: North Carolina Office of Archives and History, 2005. Softcover. Woodgrain brown & illus. stapled wraps, 69 pp., BW illus. VG. Item #149455
ISBN: 9780865263192
"African American master cabinetmaker Thomas Day (1801-1861), of Caswell County, North Carolina, had an outstanding career and achieved remarkable social standing during the state's antebellum period. Day, a free black who lived in the Dan River town of Milton, was educated, owned property and slaves, ran a successful business that made furniture for some of the state's most prosperous white citizens, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Milton. [This book] examines several aspects of Day's notable life and career." (back cover) Includes illustrations showcasing some of his work.
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