Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Date
before 1850
Medium
brick and cement mortar
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 5/16 × 8 1/16 × 4 1/8 in. (5.9 × 20.5 × 10.5 cm)
Description
A brick with an egg and dart brick pattern from an unknown architectural structure. It is a solid style, terracotta, rectangular brick, hand molded using a press mold. The pattern is on one stretcher side of the brick and is slightly rounded. There are two complete and one partial relief egg motifs framed within ovals. Between are relief darts with curlicues on either side of the darts. The brick is dark reddish brown in color with wear along the edges. There is a significant loss at a corner where the header meets the decorative stretcher. The Old Slave Mart Museum catalog number, [R156], is handwritten in black ink over a small rectangular patch of white paint in a corner of one of a brick’s faces. Cement mortar residue covers most of the other brick face. Salt efflorescence covers most surfaces of the brick.
Place used
South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place collected
South Carolina, 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
2017.108.21.7
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ca0b0af8-7316-4bac-8106-8a42b36af1d4

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