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 7/16 × 7 5/16 × 4 5/16 in. (6.2 × 18.6 × 11 cm)
Description
A solid style partial brick from an unknown architectural structure. The brick is rectangular in shape and is a bright reddish brown that is heavily mottled with dark reddish-brown discolorations. The brick is missing a corner and about one half of one of the brick’s faces. The damaged brick face has losses across the stretcher edge of the brick. The same face has a large patch of grayish white mortar with rock inclusions and dark discolorations. The mortar deposit is roughly U-shaped, dipping downwards from one corner, and then upwards towards the missing corner of the brick. The other face is heavily pockmarked and has losses along all four sides. The brick’s stretchers and headers are roughly textured with pitting and surface losses and losses along the edges. One header end has a black burn mark.
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
2017.108.21.33
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd580703599-9a87-4828-96a1-b3aac8ba680e

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