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
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 7/16 × 5 7/8 × 5 11/16 in. (6.2 × 14.9 × 14.4 cm)
Description
A square brick, made by an enslaved person, from an unknown architectural structure in Port Royal, Virginia. It is a solid style, ground molded brick. The brick is dark reddish brown in color with worn surfaces. The Old Slave Mart Museum catalog number, [R660], is handwritten in black ink over a small rectangular patch of white painted in the top right corner of one of the brick’s faces. The same face has losses along the top edge, at the bottom left corner, and the surface near the bottom left corner. The other brick face is a brighter red color with a rough textured surface, and small losses at two corners.
Place used
Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Place collected
Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, 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
2017.108.21.20
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd595a71238-000e-4fa3-9a98-554c393bd96d

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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