Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Bag containing a piece of brick from Fort Sumter owned by Marquis Peterson
late 19th century
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A cotton bag (2017.78.2a) containing a piece of brick (2017.78.2b) from Fort Sumter owned by Marquis Peterson. The bag is brownish white and has a braided drawstring at top. Hand written in black ink on the front of the bag is “THIS ROCK / WAS FROM / FT. SUMTER / M. PETERSON / 55 MVI.” The brick is reddish brown and is flat on the top and bottom. The four sides are irregular in shape and rough. The brick piece has several cracks throughout.
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Catalog reference: 2017.78.2ab
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