Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Subject of
Goatfield Plantation, American
Date
18th century
Medium
brick
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 1/16 × 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 in. (5.2 × 7.3 × 6 cm)
Description
A brick fragment from Goatfield Plantation, currently known as Brick House Plantation. The fragment is constructed from unfired mudbrick with tiny black rock inclusions. The dark reddish-brown fragment is bell-shaped with two flattened sides, and the surface is roughly textured and pockmarked with air bubbles. The Old Slave Mart Museum catalog number, [R180], is handwritten in black ink over a small rectangular patch of white paint on the bottom, center of one side of the fragment. There are small patches of white on several of the fragment’s surfaces.
Place used
Cordesville, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place collected
Cordesville, Berkeley County, 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
2017.108.21.19
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dc652560-42c9-4ccc-b8d8-5e4252a58c3b

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