Charleston slave badge from 1862 for Porter No. 223 and 1863 for Servant No. 33

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.

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.

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