Charleston slave badge from 1857 for Servant No. 1155
- Medium
- copper
- Genre
- Slave hire badges
Styles
Tags
Labor unionsslaverySkilled laborU.S. History, 1815-1861Slave hire system
About
A square copper slave badge set on point with clipped corners with text die stamped and punched into the recto reading: "CHARLESTON / [punched] 1155 / [stamped] SERVANT / 1857". A hole is punched through the center top corner.