Soft red brick
From Lynch (2009): “From initial observation, the red color seems to indicate that the clay came from the Mississippi River. The brick does not have a brickmaker’s stamp, although it came out of the roof of Pelican Mutual Benevolent Society Tomb. This sample is a regular brick and is struck across the bedding face. It is unclear which direction the brickmaker struck the brick, but it was done with a wire. This brick appears to have been extruded, and the lack of sand in the surface indicates that oil was used as a molding lubricant. Given these characteristics, the brick appears to have been produced by extrusion using the stiff-mud machine and repressed.”
Identification and Creation
Primary ID | BR.001.004 |
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Other IDs: | SRMC1 |
Storage: |
Soft red brick (See contents and map) |
Creation Date: | 19th century |
Physical Description
Materials: | Brick, Soft Red Brick |
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Dimensions: |
Provenance
Sub-location: | Pelican Mutual Benevolent Society Tomb, Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans |
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Acquisiton and Rights
Credit Line (Donor): | Architectural Conservation Lab, University of Pennsylvania |
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Accession year: | 2023 |
Reviewed by: | José C. Hernández |