Charleston slave badge from 1862 for Porter No. 223 and 1863 for Servant No. 33
- Medium
- copper
- Genre
- Slave hire badges
Styles
Tags
Labor unionsslaverySkilled laborSlave hire systemU.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
About
A square copper slave badge with clipped corners set on point with text die stamped and punched on the recto reading: "CHARLESTON / 1862 / PORTER / [punched] 223". Text die stamped and punched on the verso reads: "CHARLESTON / [punched] 33 / [stamped] SERVANT / 1863". A hole is punched through the center top corner.