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Salt-glazed border tiles made from kiln-fired red clay, used to line walkways and gardens. Made by slave labor on a plantation near Hickory Hill, South Carolina. Four tiles exist in the collection, two of each shown here.
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Keywords

  1. Slave Labor
  2. Slaver
  3. Slaves
  4. South Carolina
  5. Tiles

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