Architectural molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. The fragment’s body is composed of cement. Above it is thick decorative layer that is finished in a coat of plaster with a lime wash. There is a large patch of stucco on the back of the fragment. The back has an impression of a basket weaving pattern on the surface of the cement and there are diagonal hash marks impressions in the stucco. The fragment’s profile is a flat top above a thick thumb molding. Below, at the center of the profile, is a wide fillet that slopes into a concave hallow at the bottom of the fragment. The thumb molding has a loss on the left side. The top, bottom, and side edges of the fragment are broken and jagged.

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