Token with "Am I Not a Woman and Sister"
date: label: Date
content: 1838
name: label: Commissioned by
content: American Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1870
label: Manufactured by
content: Gibbs, Gardner and Company, American, 1830 - 1846
notes: label: Description
content: This circular copper abolitionist token depicts a kneeling female figure in chains with uplifted arms on the front. The figure is surrounded by the words “AM I NOT A WOMAN & A SISTER *1838*." On the reverse the words “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” surround an olive wreath enclosing the words “LIBERTY/1838.” The letter "N" in "UNITED" is backwards.
place: label: Place made
content: Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Movement
content: Anti-slavery movements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.52
objectType: label: Type
content: tokens
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: copper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 1/16 × 1 1/16 × 1/8 in. (2.7 × 2.7 × 0.3 cm)