Building brick from the White House
date: label: Date
content: 1793-1797; removed 1950
name: label: Created by
content: Jeremiah Kale, American, active late 18th century
label: Created by
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Created by
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Used by
content: The White House, founded 1792
label: Owned by
content: William Moore McCulloch, American, 1901 - 1980
notes: label: Description
content: A clay brick that was once part of the structure of the White House. The brick is a standard solid style brick, slightly uneven in shape. It is a reddish-brown color, and is covered with faint remnants of white-colored mortar on all sides. A chunk of mortar protrudes off the surface at the corner of one of the brick's long, narrow sides.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Building Arts
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Skilled labor
label: Topic
content: Slave hire system
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1783-1815
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
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, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.232.1
objectType: label: Type
content: blocks (shaped masses)
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: building brick and mortar
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 5/16 × 8 1/2 × 4 in. (5.9 × 21.6 × 10.2 cm)