- Created by
- Veronee, William, American
- Date
- 1862-1863
- Medium
- copper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/16 × 2 1/16 in. (5.2 × 5.2 cm)
- Description
- A square copper slave badge with clipped corners set on point with text die stamped and punched on the recto reading: "CHARLESTON / 1862 / PORTER / [punched] 223". Text die stamped and punched on the verso reads: "CHARLESTON / [punched] 33 / [stamped] SERVANT / 1863". A hole is punched through the center top corner.
- Place made
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place collected
- Ashley River, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- slave hire badges
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.31.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




