Charleston slave badge from 1800 for House Servant No. 354
date: label: Date
content: 1800
name: label: Created by
content: Ralph Atmar Jr., American, 1767 - 1809
notes: label: Description
content: An octagonal copper slave badge engraved "No. 354 / HOUSE SERVANT / 1800" on the recto with the maker's mark "ATMAR" on the verso. A circular hole is punched through the center top.
place: label: Place made
content: Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place collected
content: Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Skilled labor
label: Topic
content: Slave hire system
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1783-1815
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.166.31.1
objectType: label: Type
content: slave hire badges
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: copper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 2 9/16 × 1 1/2 in. (6.5 × 3.8 cm)