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 × 8 15/16 × 8 13/16 in. (7.6 × 22.7 × 22.4 cm)
Description
A square brick, made by an enslaved person, from an unknown architectural structure in St. Martinsville, Louisiana. It is a solid style, press molded brick with scrape marks on the back. The brick is reddish brown in color with worn surfaces. The brick has significant losses on three edges and one face giving the brick a right trapezoidal profile. The Old Slave Mart Museum catalog number, [R164], is handwritten in black ink over a small rectangular patch of white paint along center of the brick’s damaged face. At the center of the same face is a heel-shaped impression. The other brick face is a brighter red color with small patches of grayish-white mortar on the surface.
Place used
Saint Martinville, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Place collected
Saint Martinville, Louisiana, 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
2017.108.21.15
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55f723cca-225b-4f3d-a65d-587427f1c040

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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