Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Used by:

Spelman College, American, founded 1881  Search this

Medium:

building brick

Dimensions:

2 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 4 in. (6.4 x 21.6 x 10.2 cm)

Type:

blocks (shaped masses)

Place used:

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1905

Description:

A clay brick that was once part of the structure of Spelman College's Upton Hall. The brick is a standard solid style brick, with slight irregularity because of a loss at one of the corners. The brick is a deep red color, and all sides of the brick are worn. There is no mortar residue except for a very small area on one of the brick's short sides.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Architecture  Search this

Education  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Spelman College

Object number:

2012.118

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Buildings and Structures

Exhibition:

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55a59ae1d-9ac3-4b9b-bb5b-0d0247718431

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.118