- Created by
- Atmar, Ralph Jr., American, 1767 - 1809
- Date
- 1800
- Medium
- copper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 9/16 × 1 1/2 in. (6.5 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- An octagonal copper slave badge engraved "No. 354 / HOUSE SERVANT / 1800" on the recto with the maker's mark "ATMAR" on the verso. A circular hole is punched through the center top.
- Place made
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place collected
- 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
- 2016.166.31.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




