Bag containing a piece of brick from Fort Sumter owned by Marquis Peterson
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896
label: Subject of
content: 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place collected
content: Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States Colored Troops
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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: 2017.78.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: blocks (shaped masses)
label: Type
content: bags (containers)
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: cotton (fiber), brick
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2017.78.2a (bag)): 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 7/8 in. (14 × 8.9 × 2.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 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)