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 , glaze and cement mortar
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 × 8 5/16 × 4 1/8 in. (2.5 × 21.1 × 10.5 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 a concave profile and a roughly parallelogram shape. The decorative, concave side of the tile is almost entirely coated in a shiny black glaze. Large patches of glaze have chipped off of the surface at the center extending down towards the bottom left corner. There are minor mortar accretions on the left edge. There is a vertical glaze line along the left side edge leaving a thin strip of the terracotta exposed. The back of the shard 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
2017.108.21.53
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b5a3e8b1-37a3-4aaf-8fa4-6757516be2b7

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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