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 1/2 in. (7 × 23.5 × 11.5 cm)
Description
A solid style, ground molded brick from an unknown architectural structure. The brick is rectangular in shape and is bright terracotta red with some wear and losses on the exposed surfaces and edges. On one of the brick’s faces is covered in a very thick layer of white mortar with only one corner partially exposed. The mortar has shell fragments visible in the matrix. The other face is also almost entirely covered with white mortar; however, all four corners and one stretcher side is partially exposed. The mortar on this face has two patches of dark gray discoloration at one corner and at the center of the face. The surfaces of the stretchers and headers have small patches of darker reddish-brown discolorations on the surfaces.
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
2017.108.21.29
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56747ee20-6e2c-4678-bf28-1e93f41f2a59

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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