Charleston slave badge from 1830 for Servant No. 1638
- 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 die stamped and punched text on the recto reading: "CHARLESTON / 1830 / SERVANT / No. [punched] 1638". A hole is punched through the center top corner.