Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Date
18th-20th century
Medium
brick
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 3/16 × 7 15/16 × 3 11/16 in. (5.5 × 20.2 × 9.4 cm)
Description
A solid style, extruded brick from an unknown architectural structure. The brick is rectangular in shape, has smooth surfaces, and is uniformly a dark reddish brown. One of the brick’s faces has some faint dark discolorations at the center, air bubbles, and extrusion marks. The other face has two sets of diagonal extrusion lines and small white patches of salt efflorescence on the surface. There are small losses along the center of one stretcher edge and one header edge of the face. One stretcher has a small, vertical dark band towards the center of the face, and a large, dark air bubble along one header edge. Half of the brick along the long edge of the other stretcher is covered with a dark discolorations. There is also a vertical crack running down the surface near the center of the face.
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
2017.108.21.36
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50467d8e0-617c-462b-82c2-d67a15333c7f

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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