Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Date
before 1863
Medium
brick
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 5 9/16 in. (6.3 × 14 × 14.1 cm)
Description
A square brick, made by an enslaved person, from an unknown architectural structure in Charleston, South Carolina. It is a solid style, sand cast, fired brick. The brick is dark reddish brown in color with worn surfaces and edges. The brick is slightly lopsided. One corner of the plain brick face is missing and the surface of that face is roughly textured from the molding process. The Old Slave Mart Museum catalog number, [R158], is handwritten in black ink over a small rectangular patch of white paint in a corner of the brick’s other face. There are small amounts of white residue on both of the brick’s faces.
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
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
2017.108.21.9
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eb086695-ec5a-4b6c-ac7c-ca2e1145dca4

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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