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    Brick from the chimney at Whitehead Plantation

    Created by
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Subject of
    Turner, Nat, American, 1800 - 1831
    Whitehead, Margaret, American, 1813 - 1831
    Date
    ca. 1800
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    clay brick
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 3/4 x 4 x 8 1/16 in. (7 x 10.2 x 20.5 cm)
    Description
    A reddish brown clay rectangular brick formerly used on the chimney of a house. The brick has several deep fissures and long cracks. There are large chunks missing, including at two different corners and in several places along one of the long side edges.
    Place collected
    Southampton County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Buildings and Structures
    Type
    blocks (shaped masses)
    Topic
    Architecture
    Building Arts
    Resistance
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.81
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5137c2b95-9395-4149-93fe-382b60c79b30
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    Bible belonging to Nat Turner

    Published by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Turner, Nat, American, 1800 - 1831
    Date
    1830s
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 4 15/16 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (12.5 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm)
    Description
    A small Bible, missing its front and back cover. It has lost pages at the beginning and end of the text, losing the entirety of Genesis and parts of Leviticus and Revelation. The first page contains Leviticus 4:32 through Leviticus 6:2.
    Place used
    Southampton County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Religious and Sacred Objects
    Type
    Bibles
    Topic
    Religious groups
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice A. Person and Noah and Brooke Porter
    Object number
    2011.28
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fe570ac6-df6c-4665-9c8d-1c867edc3255
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