2016.0039 Bureau, view 1
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Bureau (Dressing bureau)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Thomas Day (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    North Carolina, South, United States, North America

  • Museum Object Number:

    2016.0039


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2016.0039

Object Name

Bureau (Dressing bureau)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Creator (Role)

Thomas Day (Maker)
1801-1861
Thomas Day was a free African-American cabinetmaker.

Place of Origin

North Carolina, South, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Thomas Day worked in Milton, North Carolina

Subjects

African American maker

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Prown, Jonathan. 1998 The Furniture of Thomas Day: A Reevaluation. Winterthur Portfolio. 33 (4): 215--229.
General discussion of Thomas Day's work
[Article] Rogers, Patricia Dane & Sneed, Laurel Crone. 2013 The Missing Chapter in the Life of Thomas Day. American Furniture. 101--155.
Discussion of Thomas Day's life and place in society
[Web Site] 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors