Object Details
Created by
Unidentified
Description
A large gray carved marble Calc-silicate shist stone with a flattened top and bottom, squared back and sides, and a rounded front used as a slave auction block in Hagerstown, Maryland. A rectangular metal plaque is screwed to the top of the stone, with embossed text reading “GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON / AND HENRY CLAY / SPOKE FROM THIS SLAVE BLOCK / IN HAGERSTOWN / DURING THE YEAR 1830.”
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Partial Gift of Mr. & Mrs. P. Sean Guy
Date
early 19th century
Object number
2015.213
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Type
pedestals
plaques
Medium
marble and metal
Dimensions
Overall with Weight: 1600 lb. (725.8 kg)
H x W x D: 14 1/2 × 28 1/2 × 41 1/4 in. (36.8 × 72.4 × 104.8 cm)
Place used
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Exhibition
Slavery and Freedom
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Business
Commerce
Domestic slave trade
Slavery
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.213