- On View
- Making a Way Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Created by
- Lafar, John Joseph, American, 1784 - 1849
- Date
- 1811
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in. (5 x 5 cm)
- Description
- A convex, four-sided badge with deeply scooped, rounded corners and a hole at the top for suspension. The elements on the front are as follows (top to bottom): *CHARLESTON*" in a lunate bar punch; "1811" bar punched; "PORTER" in a rectangular punch (at a slight angle); and "No" in a square punch followed by an engraved "37". Very fine condition with brown / olive patina and some copper red highlights on the obverse, likely from cleaning after excavation.
- 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, 1783-1815
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.27.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




