- Created by
- Lafar, John Joseph, American, 1784 - 1849
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- copper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 13/16 × 2 3/4 in. (7.2 × 7 cm)
- Description
- A square copper slave badge set on point with clipped corners with die stamped and punched text on the recto reading: "CHARLESTON / 1830 / SERVANT / No. [punched] 1638". A hole is punched through the center top corner.
- Place made
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place collected
- 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, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




