Lot 339
The "Hence Smith" Carved Walnut Chest of Drawers, c. 1840, North Carolina, pencil inscription "D Smith" on proper right exterior of top drawer denoting Daniel Smith, plantation owner, rectangular top, outset drawer over three graduated drawers, baluster-turned legs, hatched and twist incised stiles throughout, retains original surface, cherry and pine secondary woods, height 46 3/8 in., width 42 1/8 in., depth 21 3/4 in. Provenance: By repute, purchased at the estate sale of one of the great-grandchildren of Daniel and Anna Clapp Smith, Guilford, NC. Acquired by the noted antiquarian Roddy Moore; then purchased by the present owner, c. 1996 Exhibition History: The New Orleans African American Museum of Art, Culture, and History, New Orleans, LA. Note: "Hence Smith," a slave, is probably Henderson Smith (born c. 1820 in North Carolina), listed as a carpenter in the 1880 United States Federal Census in Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama.
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