Spire Fragment from the French Huguenot Church
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1845
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: French Huguenot Church, American, founded 1845
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place made
content: Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Building Arts
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Skilled labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Buildings and Structures
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.24.2
objectType: label: Type
content: ironwork
label: Type
content: spires
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 10 9/16 × 6 7/16 × 2 9/16 in. (26.8 × 16.3 × 6.5 cm)