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 1/16 × 4 1/2 in. (7 × 23 × 11.5 cm)
Description
A solid style, sand cast brick from an unknown architectural structure. The brick is dark reddish brown in color with heavy wear and losses on the surfaces and edges. The brick is misshapen giving it a slightly trapezoidal shape. One of the brick’s faces has deposits of grayish white mortar spread thinly and unevenly over the surface. The same face has a large loss along the longer stretcher edge and the exposed brick is roughly textured. The other face is plain with losses at three of the four corners. One stretcher surface has a mushroom-shaped depression surrounded by green copper corrosion deposits at a header end. The other stretcher is covered with a thick layer of cement mortar discolored by black scorch marks. There is green paint residue on one header surface.
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
2017.108.21.23
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd572c6fd56-fac7-417d-8a81-315da07f4044

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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