- Created by
- Rouse, William M., American, 1812 - 1888
- Date
- 1857
- Medium
- copper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 in. (5.4 × 5.4 cm)
- Description
- A square copper slave badge set on point with clipped corners with text die stamped and punched into the recto reading: "CHARLESTON / [punched] 1155 / [stamped] SERVANT / 1857". A hole is punched through the center top corner.
- 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, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




