Brick from Harriet Tubman Home
Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Nelson Davis, American, died 1888
- Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
- Description
- A solid clay brick, a medium beige in color, with uneven edges and surfaces, taken from the brick house built built and kept by Nelson Davis and Harriet Tubman. Unven coloring throughout.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Harriet Tubman Home, Inc.
- 1880-1882
- Object number
- 2015.225
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- blocks (shaped masses)
- Medium
- clay
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/8 × 7 11/16 × 3 3/4 in. (5.4 × 19.5 × 9.5 cm)
- Place used
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Buildings and Structures
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Building Arts
- Labor
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.225
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5748ee95f-f3a2-4cbe-9aad-96bf5286ce02
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