- Created by
- Prince, Charles, American
- Date
- 1806
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W (a): 1 3/8 × 2 3/16 in. (3.5 × 5.6 cm)
- H x W (b): 1 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (3 × 5.6 cm)
- Description
- This is an octagonal metal slave badge broken across the middle into two halves. The recto of the top half (a) has text that reads ”CHARLESTON [stamped]” across the top. Under that is “No. [stamped] 36 [punched].” After the number is an incised “X”. The recto bottom half (b) has text that reads “PORTER [stamped] / 1806 [stamped].” On the verso bottom (b) is a stamped cartouche at the bottom center with the word “C PRINCE.” There is a hole punched at the center top.
- Collection title
- Charleston Slave Hire Badge Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- slave hire badges
- Topic
- Labor
- Skilled labor
- Slave hire system
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Partial Gift of Harry S. Hutchins, Jr. DDS, Col. (Ret.) and his Family, dedicated to the individuals these Slave Hire Badges represent and their descendants
- Object number
- 2022.5.13ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




