Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Date
before 1863
Medium
paint and cement mortar on plaster
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 11/16 × 7 3/8 × 2 3/16 in. (6.9 × 18.7 × 5.5 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 entirely of bright white plaster. The back of the fragment has several small patches of sandy beige mortar remnants. Its decorative surface is a thin plaster layer washed with creamy browns and gray paints. The fragment’s profile is trefoil shaped: three three-quarter round moldings with deep hallows in between. The molding at the center is thicker than the two at the top and bottom. The Old Slave Mart Museum catalog number, [R177], is handwritten in black ink over a small rectangular patch of white painted in the bottom center of the fragment’s decorative side. The fragment’s top and bottom edges are intact. Its side edges are broken with jagged edges.
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
2017.108.21.48
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56fd78e13-8d0d-4dc8-a66b-7a65354ea419

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