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Spire Fragment from the French Huguenot Church

ca. 1845

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A hand casted, iron spire fragment from the French Huguenot Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The leaf shaped spire fragment has a large curve on one side and five irregularly shaped lobes on the other side. On the back, on the top lobe, is a painted white rectangle with handwritten black text that reads [R357]. The bottom of the fragment has a rough textured.

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Catalog reference: 2017.108.24.2

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