Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Date
before 1863
Medium
ceramic tile and glaze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 11/16 × 14 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (6.8 × 38 × 24.7 cm)
Description
A pantile shard from an unknown architectural structure. The shard is constructed from terracotta and coated in a black glaze. The shard has an S-shaped profile, mainly concave with a smaller convex lip on one side. The decorative side of the shard is almost entirely coated in a shiny black glaze. Large patches of glaze have chipped off of the surface and along left and bottom edges. There are minor mortar accretions at the top left edge. There is a horizontal glaze line at the top of the shard and a vertical line along the left side edge leaving strips of the terracotta exposed. There is a large semicircular loss at the top right corner of the tile and a smaller one at the bottom. The back of the tile is fully covered in black discoloration. The surface is roughly textured. Patches of white salt efflorescence coat the surface.
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
roofs
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
2017.108.21.52
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a4d0a681-f46f-4f44-a809-fb786e7eac5c

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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