Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Date
before 1863
Medium
horsehair , plaster and paint on cement
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4 1/16 × 6 3/8 × 2 5/16 in. (10.3 × 16.2 × 5.8 cm)
Description
A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. The fragment’s body is composed of two layers: light brown aggregate filler layer at the back and a white cementitious material towards the decorative surface. The decorative surface is a plaster washed with paints that are beige, gray, and brown tones. There is a small patch of reddish brown hair embedded in a corner of the filler layer on the back of the fragment. The fragment’s profile is thin at the top and bottom and widens at the top center. At the top is small cavetto above a deep step formed with cymba reversa moldings on either side. The fragment terminates at the bottom with a medium and small cavetto moldings. The Old Slave Mart Museum catalog number, [R176], is handwritten in black ink over a small rectangular patch of white painted in the bottom left corner of the fragment’s decorative side. The back of the fragment has an uneven furrow running across the surface near the center. All four edges of the fragment are broken and jagged.
Place used
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place collected
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Buildings and Structures
Type
moldings and molding components: architectural
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
2017.108.21.47
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59823d4bd-c3a3-472a-a79c-0c99bf4dedb8

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