Building brick from the White House
- On View
- Slavery and Freedom Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Created by
- Kale, Jeremiah, American, active late 18th century
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Used by
- The White House, founded 1792
- Owned by
- McCulloch, William Moore, American, 1901 - 1980
- Date
- 1793-1797; removed 1950
- Medium
- building brick and mortar
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 5/16 × 8 3/16 × 4 in. (5.9 × 20.8 × 10.2 cm)
- Description
- A red clay brick that was once part of the structure of the White House. The brick is a standard solid style brick, slightly uneven in shape. It is a reddish-brown color, and is covered with faint remnants of white-colored mortar on all sides. There are slight losses at two corners.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Buildings and Structures
- Topic
- Architecture
- Building Arts
- Government
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Skilled labor
- Slave hire system
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1783-1815
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
- Object number
- 2013.232.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.