Identification button worn by enslaved persons on Golden Grove Plantation

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A round pewter button with "D BAILLIE / G•GROVE" stamped on the front. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved person's shirt to identify him or her as belonging to David Baillie of Golden Grove Plantation, British Guyana. The button has considerable wear with pitting on both sides.

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