Brick

3 fragments; 2 layers

Brick Exhibition

Part of Brick Exhibition

Orange red brick with iron spotting.

BR.US-PA.19XX.BRIC.04

One of two bricks found in Philadelphia, PA with 1895 historical map stating they were found in New Hope Baptist Church,12th and Bainbridge St, Philadelphia, PA 19147.

“New Hope was located at 711 S. 12th St. and had a few other location changes before landing at its 12th and Bainbridge location in 1936. It was purchased from the former Union Baptist Church and was chartered in Delaware the year before. In 1957, the church was charted in Pennsylvania.”

Source:

https://newhopetemplebc.org/our-mission

BR.US-PA.19XX.BRIC.05

One of two bricks found in Philadelphia, PA with 1895 historical map stating they were found in New Hope Baptist Church,12th and Bainbridge St, Philadelphia, PA 19147.

“New Hope was located at 711 S. 12th St. and had a few other location changes before landing at its 12th and Bainbridge location in 1936. It was purchased from the former Union Baptist Church and was chartered in Delaware the year before. In 1957, the church was charted in Pennsylvania.”

Source:

https://newhopetemplebc.org/our-mission

Used in brick exhibition at Penn.

Brick coupons with varying degrees of salts.

Salmon brick with mortar

Hard-fired brick with mortar

From Lynch (2009): “s. From initial observation, the tan color seems to indicate that the clay came from Lake Pontchartrain. The sample also has iron spots on the surface. The brick does not have a brickmaker’s stamp, although it is likely that the brick dates to the 1830s. This sample is regular in shape, has sharp edges, and is struck from header to header across the bedding face. The strike marks on the brick indicate that it was struck with a metal striking instrument, which is consistent with the period. The presence of sand in the surface indicates that sand was used as a molding lubricant. Given these characteristics, the brick appears to have been hand-made using the soft-mud method.”