Collection Highlights
Thoughts on African Colonization
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.E448.G24.1832
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Fragment of brick from Fort Amsterdam
Object Number:
INV.14325
Date:
1626-1664
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 x 3 in. ( 3.8 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Fragment of white brick.
Gallery Label:
A note affixed to the brick explains that it came from a building within the original Fort Amsterdam and that it is composed of shell mortar.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
