New Orleans' Free-Men-of-Color Cabinet Makers in the New Orleans Furniture Trade 1800-1850
by Margo Moscou
Explores the work of free men of color as cabinet makers in New Orleans from 1800 to 1850, documenting their place in the city's furniture trade.
About This Book
This book examines the role of free men of color in the New Orleans furniture trade during the first half of the nineteenth century.
It highlights their contributions as skilled cabinet makers within the local economy and craft traditions of the period.
The study draws on historical records to document their participation in a specialized trade in antebellum New Orleans.
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