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Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896  Search this

Subject of:

55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865  Search this

Medium:

cotton (fiber), brick

Dimensions:

H x W x D (2017.78.2a (bag)): 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 7/8 in. (14 × 8.9 × 2.2 cm)

H x W x D (2017.78.2b (brick)): 1 7/8 × 1 5/8 × 3/4 in. (4.8 × 4.1 × 1.9 cm)

Type:

blocks (shaped masses)

bags (containers)

Place collected:

Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

late 19th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Free communities of color  Search this

Military  Search this

U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this

United States Colored Troops  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2017.78.2ab

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Exhibition:

Slavery and Freedom

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c306dc8d-3b7c-49ee-be58-358455783354

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.78.2ab