- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Baillie, David, British, 1786 - 1861
- Date
- 1828-1834
- Medium
- pewter
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), 4.4Grams
- Description
- A round pewter button with "D BAILLIE / G•GROVE" stamped on the front. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved person's shirt to identify him or her as belonging to David Baillie of Golden Grove Plantation, British Guyana. The button has considerable wear with pitting on both sides.
- Place collected
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, Caribbean, South America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Awards, Medals, and Insignia
- Topic
- Business
- Commerce
- Middle Passage
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.32.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




