Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Date
18th-20th century
Medium
brick and cement mortar
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 9 1/4 × 4 1/8 in. (7 × 23.5 × 10.5 cm)
Description
A solid style, ground molded brick from an unknown architectural structure. The brick is rectangular in shape and is grayish brown in color with heavy wear and losses on the surfaces and edges. One header has losses at all four corners. One brick face has coat of grayish-white mortar with a loss of mortar extending diagonally from one corner to the other, down the middle of the face. Two thirds of the other face is also covered with mortar with one header end exposed. The exposed brick is roughly textured. There is a jagged vertical crack running vertically along one stretcher side of the brick.
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Place collected
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
2017.108.21.22
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52960b22e-fa10-4aac-adac-53a3f8cf233c

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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