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 15/16 × 8 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (7.5 × 22 × 10.5 cm)
Description
A solid style, sand cast brick from an unknown architectural structure. The brick is rectangular in shape and is dark reddish brown in color with some wear and losses on the surfaces and edges. About three quarters of one of the brick’s faces is covered in thick grayish white mortar. The mortar bulges near the center of the face. The other face is plain with some black spotting and a small patch or mortar residue along one stretcher edge. There’s a small loss on one of the stretcher surfaces near one header end. One long edge of the other stretcher side juts slightly outwards. There are air bubbles and firing marks visible on all six sides 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
2017.108.21.26
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a4941efb-8946-43f7-b6ee-2c1d9764580a

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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