African American Furniture Maker North Carolina

Museum curators and historians say day sold furniture to dealers and customers including davis s.

African american furniture maker north carolina. Houston tx texas wholesale furniture co based in houston texas is owned and operated by prairie view a m alum husband and wife team brandon and naima townsend their company works with 200 manufacturers nationwide and specializes in wholesaling high end residential and office furniture. Day headed his own furniture making shop in milton n c. Each piece of their furniture is handcrafted in north carolina by skilled craftsmen with decades of experience and they use high quality non toxic materials to create products that will last. Born a free black man in dinwiddie county virginia day moved to milton in 1817 and became a highly successful businessman boasting the largest and most productive workshop in the state during the 1850s 8 21 23 day catered to high class white clientele and was respected among his white peers for his craftsmanship and work ethic.

Their deft hands perfect their craft more fully with each completed piece. From the colonial period to about 1820 volume i paul heinegg 2005 master of mahogany. Black owned home decor companies are in a good position to benefit from a growing home decor market if they can meet consumer needs. Maiden home offers a mix of classic modern and mid century designs and because of its direct to consumer model its products often cost thousands less than you might otherwise pay for american made goods.

Thomas day was a free black furniture craftsman and cabinetmaker in milton caswell county north carolina. Look for the small business owner who happens to be black. 5 uhuru furniture collectibles located 832 n broad st philadelphia pa 19130. Reid then governor of north carolina.

North carolina s most in demand pre civil war master cabinetmaker thomas day had everything it took to be southern royalty land money education. Day came from a free and relatively well off family and. 215 546 9616 secondhand furniture decor with sales supporting the african people s education and defense fund. In our 10 000 square foot workshop in asheville north carolina these craftsmen build each piece of furniture ordered.

Some of his furniture is on view at the north carolina museum of history. Yet day was a black man. Brian boggs designs and techniques create true works of functional art. Tom day free black cabinetmaker african american artists and artisans mary e.