Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Date
18th-20th century
Medium
brick and cement mortar
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 1/8 × 8 11/16 × 4 7/16 in. (8 × 22 × 11.2 cm)
Description
A solid style, hand formed brick from an unknown architectural structure. The brick is rectangular in shape and its color ranges from reddish brown to grayish brown in color. The brick is roughly textured with significant wear and losses on the surfaces and edges. The grayish brown face has a series of cracks extending from one stretcher edge, and a header edge, extending towards the center of the face, as well as losses at all four corners. There are also some tan and white patches of mortar residue on the face’s surface near the center, a stretcher edge, and one header edge. The other face is reddish brown in color with patches grayish brown and black discolorations. The face also has a diagonal crack that runs from one stretcher edge to the other, losses along the header edge, and a large air bubble at the center. One header has a hook shaped loss on the surface. The other header has a loss at two corners and a crack that runs from one long side to the other.
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
2017.108.21.31
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57f8fb13d-1157-43f3-8ae9-8c37a0d753ca

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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