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: 4 1/2 × 9 7/16 × 5 3/4 in. (11.5 × 24 × 14.6 cm)
Description
A brick, made by an enslaved person, from an unknown architectural structure in Charleston, South Carolina. It is a solid style, brick composed of crushed aggregate with red clay, heavy deposits of grayish-white mortar, and a red terracotta fragment. The rectangular brick is dark reddish brown in color with worn surfaces, edges, and corners. The Old Slave Mart Museum catalog number, [R161], is handwritten in black ink over a small rectangular patch of white paint in the bottom left corner of a stretcher side. There is a thick layer of mortar on the top face of this brick and a thick chunk of it is adhered to the stretcher side with the catalog number. Attached to the top of the thick chunk of mortar is a red terracotta fragment. There is thick layer of mortar on the other face and green paint splatters on one of the brick’s headers.
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
2017.108.21.12
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5efcee90a-64f8-4e3c-b426-7cddc505718a

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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