Brick
Object number2003.24.6
Datec.1850
MediumCeramic clay; Aggregate
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collections
DescriptionRectangular shape, yellow clay body with sandy pebble aggregate, likely molded in a hand-operated press mold. One face inprinted in large block letters.Dimensions2.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 in. (6.4 x 11.4 x 14 cm)MarksPossibly " [illegible] and / sava[ge?]".
Historical Notesfield gathered from construction site opposite History Center; while this brick was not recovered as part of an archaelogical excavation, it seems likely that it was associated with a furnace or stack structure at the Fort Pitt Foundry (1842-1878);
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c.1850
c.1925
1804-1865
1931-1957