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Charleston slave badge from 1808 for Servant

1808

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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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.

This is the bottom half of an octagonal metal slave badge. On the recto is text that reads “SERVANT [stamped] / 1808 [stamped].” On the verso is a stamped cartouche at the bottom center with the maker's name “C PRINCE.”

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: 2022.5.16

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