Museum object · slave hire badges
Charleston slave badge from 1811 for Fisher No. 92
1811
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A square copper slave badge with scalloped corners that has the die stamped text "CHARLESTON / 1811 / FISHER / No." and engraved "92" on the recto. The maker's mark "LAFAR" is die stamped at the verso center. A hole is punched through the center top edge.
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Catalog reference: 2016.166.28
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