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- Created by
- Lafar, John Joseph, American, 1784 - 1849
- Date
- 1826
- Medium
- copper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 3/16 × 2 1/16 in. (5.6 × 5.2 cm)
- Description
- A square copper slave badge with clipped corners with die stamped and punched text on the recto reading "CHARLESTON / MECHANIC / No. [punched] 103 / [stamped] 1826". The maker's mark "LAFAR" is stamped on the center verso. A hole is punched at the center top edge.
- Place made
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place collected
- Jacksonboro, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- 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
- 2016.166.29
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




