A brick, made by an enslaved person, from the Medway Plantation, Goose Creek, South Carolina. The brick was found at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. It is a solid style, fired brick constructed from a ground press mold. The rectangular brick is dark reddish-brown in color with surfaces that are evenly worn. The corners, edges, and stretchers are rounded and smooth and the faces are flat

  • By Unidentified, Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937, Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989, Medway Plantation, American, founded 1686
  • Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Rights: CC0