- Created by
- Lafar, John Joseph, American, 1784 - 1849
- Date
- 1811
- Medium
- copper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 × 1 15/16 in. (5.1 × 4.9 cm)
- Description
- A square copper slave badge with scalloped corners with die stamped text on the recto reading "CHARLESTON / 1811 PORTER / No." and engraved text "27". The maker's mark "LAFAR" is die stamped on the verso center. A hole is punched through the center top edge.
- Place made
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- 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, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




