Charleston slave badge from 1857 for Servant No. 1155
date: label: Date
content: 1857
name: label: Created by
content: William M. Rouse, American, 1812 - 1888
notes: label: Description
content: A square copper slave badge set on point with clipped corners with text die stamped and punched into the recto reading: "CHARLESTON / [punched] 1155 / [stamped] SERVANT / 1857". A hole is punched through the center top corner.
place: label: Place made
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, 1815-1861
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: 2016.166.2
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 1/8 × 2 1/8 in. (5.4 × 5.4 cm)