Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Date
before 1863
Medium
brick and cement mortar
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 1/16 × 9 7/16 × 4 5/8 in. (7.7 × 24 × 11.7 cm)
Description
A brick, made by an enslaved person, from an unknown architectural structure in Charleston, South Carolina. It is a solid style, fired brick. The rectangular brick is dark reddish brown in color with surfaces and edges that are heavily worn. There is a significant loss at one of the headers. The Old Slave Mart Museum catalog number, [R159], is handwritten in black ink over a small rectangular patch of white paint along the stretcher edge of one of the brick’s faces. The same face is also covered with a thick layer of sand and lime mortar. The other face, headers, and stretchers also have smaller mortar surface deposits. On one header side are small bright white surface deposits running down the center.
Place used
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place collected
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Buildings and Structures
Type
blocks (shaped masses)
Topic
American South
Architecture
Building Arts
Skilled labor
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.108.21.10
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52db71e1b-a3e6-4756-8642-258cb35675b9

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

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