Charleston slave badge from 1862 for Porter No. 223 and 1863 for Servant No. 33
date: label: Date
content: 1862-1863
name: label: Created by
content: William Veronee, American
notes: label: Description
content: A square copper slave badge with clipped corners set on point with text die stamped and punched on the recto reading: "CHARLESTON / 1862 / PORTER / [punched] 223". Text die stamped and punched on the verso reads: "CHARLESTON / [punched] 33 / [stamped] SERVANT / 1863". A hole is punched through the center top corner.
place: label: Place made
content: Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place collected
content: Ashley River, 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, Civil War, 1861-1865
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: 2016.166.31.3
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 1/16 × 2 1/16 in. (5.2 × 5.2 cm)