Charleston slave badge from 1818 for Porter No. 685
date: label: Date
content: 1818
name: label: Created by
content: John Joseph Lafar, American, 1784 - 1849
notes: label: Description
content: A square copper slave badge with clipped corners with die stamped and punched text on the recto reading: "CHARLESTON / PORTER / 1818 / No. [punched] 685". The maker's mark "LAFAR" is stamped on the verso. A hole is punched at the top center edge, partially obscuring the middle of the word Charleston.
place: label: Place made
content: Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place collected
content: Hampton County, 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
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
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: 2016.166.27
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 3/16 × 2 in. (5.5 × 5.1 cm)