Charleston slave badge from 1850 for Mechanic No. 23

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On View: Making a Way Gallery; Museum Maps; Objects in this Location

Exhibition: Making a Way Out of No Way

Created by: Unidentified

Date: 1850

Medium: copper
Dimensions: H x W: 2 1/16 x 2 in. (5.2 x 5.1 cm)

Description: A flat diamond-shaped badge with clipped corners and a hole at the top for suspension. Die stamped: "Charleston / 23 / Mechanic / 1850."

Place made: Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Slavery and Freedom Objects

Type: slave hire badges

Topic: Labor; Skilled labor; Slave hire system; Slavery; U.S. History, 1815-1861

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.4

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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