Museum object · slave hire badges
Charleston slave badge from 1800 for House Servant No. 354
1800
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
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.
- Catalog date
- 1800
- Recorded places
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Labor; Skilled labor; Slave hire system; Slavery; U.S. History, 1783-1815
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2016.166.31.1
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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