Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Date
20th century
Medium
brick
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 5/16 × 8 1/16 × 3 3/4 in. (5.8 × 20.4 × 9.5 cm)
Description
A twentieth century brick from the Southern United States. It is a solid style, hand extruded brick. The rectangular brick is dark reddish brown in color with small patches of white salt efflorescence on the surfaces. The Old Slave Mart Museum catalog number, [R157], is handwritten in black ink over a small rectangular patch of white paint in a corner of one of a brick’s faces. There is a large crack running down the center of one stretcher side of the brick and a loss at a corner of the plain face. The other surfaces are plain.
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
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
2017.108.21.8
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd561914202-d618-4d65-9b42-8ef434718423

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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